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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 .....####.
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.#...###.#     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      ...#.##..#
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....###### rapid  melody,  almost  caustic  in it's .#..####.#
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...#..#.#. my surroundings are entirely  calm. it's ##..##.##.
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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 .##.##.##.
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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 ...#####..
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