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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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