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.......,~/         ...,,~*@ DREAMS @*~,,...         /~,.......
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.....,~/$*                 ..$@$..                  *$/~,.....
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...,~/$*&@                   .,.                    @&*$/~,...
..,~/$*&@@                 .$&@#@&$.                @@&*$/~,..
.,~/$*&@@#                   .,.                    #@@&*$/~,.
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...,~/$*&@         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         @&*$/~,...
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.....,~/$*            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            *$/~,.....
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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 $/~,......
.......,~/ ALL  OVER MY  VISION, PRESSING IN, BEING /~,.......
........,~ ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM  SQUIRM, ~,........
.........,    THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND     ,.........
.......... GRINDING TRENCHES  IN MY MIND. IT'S LIKE ..........
.......... LANGUAGE, SENTENCES  I  CAN'T HIDE FROM, ..........
.......... FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED  IN  MY MIND, AND ..........
.........,            DOING DAMAGE THERE.           ,.........
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.......,~/ THEN  I  REALIZE I CAN'T  HEAR  ANYTHING /~,.......
......,~/$     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.             &*$/~,....
.....,~/$*                                          *$/~,.....
......,~/$ 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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