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,,,«:†*§§¶         ,,,,,«*# DREAMS #*«,,,,,         ¶§§*†:«,,,
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,,«:†*¶###         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ###¶*†:«,,
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,,«:†*§¶##            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ##¶§*†:«,,
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,,«:†*§¶##                  A COST                  ##¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§###                (ANECDOTE)                ###§*†:«,,
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,,,,,:†*¶¶ I  WAKE  SUDDENLY,  AND  FOR  A   SECOND ¶¶*†:,,,,,
,,«:†*§¶## EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY  CALM  AND DEAD ##¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶## SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I ##¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶¶# SLOWLY  START  TO  PIECE   TOGETHER   MY #¶¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶##        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        ##¶§*†:«,,
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,,«:::::†§ THEN  THE  FEAR   HITS  ME  AND  I  FEEL §†:::::«,,
,,«:†*§§¶#    ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS «WRONG«.   #¶§§*†:«,,
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,,,««:††*¶ THERE  ARE CIRCLES AND CROSSES INSCRIBED ¶*††:««,,,
,,,,,,«†§¶ ALL  OVER MY VISION, PRESSING  IN, BEING ¶§†«,,,,,,
,,,«::::†§ ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM  SQUIRM, §†::::«,,,
,,:†*§¶###    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ###¶§*†:,,
,,«:††**§# GRINDING TRENCHES IN MY  MIND. IT'S LIKE #§**††:«,,
,,«:†*§¶## LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I  CAN'T HIDE  FROM, ##¶§*†:«,,
,,,,,,,:†§ FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED  IN MY  MIND, AND §†:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,::*¶           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            ¶*::,,,,,,
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,,,,,«†§§# THEN  I REALIZE  I  CAN'T  HEAR ANYTHING #§§†«,,,,,
,,,,«::*¶¶      BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE     ¶¶*::«,,,,
,,,,,,:†*¶    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    ¶*†:,,,,,,
,,,,,,«†*¶ RAPID  MELODY,  ALMOST CAUSTIC  IN  IT'S ¶*†«,,,,,,
,,«:†***¶¶         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        ¶¶***†:«,,
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,,«:†*§¶## MY SURROUNDINGS ARE  ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S ##¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶##              ALMOST MOCKING.             ##¶§*†:«,,
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,,,,,,,«†§ I  FEEL HELPLESS,  BUT  I  MUST  TRY  TO §†«,,,,,,,
,,«:†*§§¶¶ ESCAPE. TO CRAWL ON THE FLOOR  SEARCHING ¶¶§§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶## RELIEF, SUCH IS  MY  NATURE. TURNING THE ##¶§*†:«,,
,,,«««†§§§     LIGHTS ON DOES NOTHING... GETTING    §§§†«««,,,
,,«:†*§¶##  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  ##¶§*†:«,,
,,,,,««†*§ DOES  NOTING... BUT TIME  DOES  -  AFTER §*†««,,,,,
,,,,«††*§§     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     §§*††«,,,,
,,«:†*§¶¶¶ DOUBTING  ANYTHING  OF THIS  HAPPENED IN ¶¶¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶¶¶             THE FIRST PLACE.             ¶¶¶§*†:«,,
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,,«:†****¶ MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE  THOUGH, SCARED. ¶****†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶## I   DON'T    KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. ##¶§*†:«,,
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,,,,«††**¶              BUT I'M TIRED.              ¶**††«,,,,
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,,,,,«:†§¶ THIS  CAN HAPPEN IF YOU WANDER TOO  FAR, ¶§†:«,,,,,
,,,,,,:†§# I  GUESS? I  SHOULDN'T  BE  SO  RECKLESS #§†:,,,,,,
,,,,,,«:*§              WHEN DREAMING?              §*:«,,,,,,
,,«:†*§¶## I IMAGINE A  PRICK ON  THE NOSE,  THAT'S ##¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶## WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE YOU  DO  WITH A CAT ##¶§*†:«,,
,,«:†*§¶¶# WHO  COMES TO CLOSE  TO YOUR SANDWICH... #¶¶§*†:«,,
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