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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                                          ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.        ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.            #@@*=~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~=*@@                                          @@*=~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~=*@ 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.             @@*=~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~=*@                                          @*=~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=* MY EYES ARE STILL  TENSE THOUGH, SCARED. *=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~= I    DON'T   KNOW    WHAT    TO    MAKE. =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                                          ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^              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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¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=*                                          *=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨