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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨¨:«†§%###
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###%§†«:¨¨    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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