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.~«;§@@@## I  FALL  ASLEEP IN THE  WRONG THROAT AND ##@@@§;«~.
.~«;§@#@## IS NOT SO MUCH DREAMING AS BEING  FORCED ##@#@§;«~.
.~«;§§§§§@         TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO...         @§§§§§;«~.
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.....~;;@@ ........~~~~~~««;§@@@@§;««~~~~~~........ @@;;~.....
.~«;§@#@## ~~~~~«««««;;;§§@@@@##@@@@§§;;;«««««~~~~~ ##@#@§;«~.
.....~;@## ........~~~~~~««;§@@@@§;««~~~~~~........ ##@;~.....
.~«;§§@@@#           .~«;§@@#@##@#@@§;«~.           #@@@§§;«~.
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.~«;@@#@##            BIG HALLS, ARCADES,           ##@#@@;«~.
.~«;§@@#@#         FILLED WITH CHARACTERS.          #@#@@§;«~.
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.....~«§§@ I GET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEM, FOR  WHAT I @§§«~.....
.~«;§@@@#@ MUST IMAGINE  THEM DOING OR SAYING. THEY @#@@@§;«~.
.~«;§@#@## HAVE  SOME  AGENCY,  BUT  NOT  WHILE I'M ##@#@§;«~.
....««§@@@   LOOKING. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEAMED   @@@§««....
....~~~;@@ INTO  MY  MIND,  SPOKEN FROM A  GOD,  OR @@;~~~....
.~«;§@@###              FALSE DEMIURGE.             ###@@§;«~.
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.~«;§@@@## SOMETIMES I'M TOO SLOW AND  FAIL TO MAKE ##@@@§;«~.
.~«;§@@#@# THEM  DO  WHAT   I'M  INSTRUCTED  BEFORE #@#@@§;«~.
.~«;§@@#@# TIME'S  OUT, AND THEN THEY GET PUNISHED. #@#@@§;«~.
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...~;;§@@@ ONE OF THEM GOT  HIS  VOCABULARY  SHRUNK @@@§;;~...
.~«;§@@#@# DOWN TO ONLY THE WORD  HE  FAILED TO SAY #@#@@§;«~.
...~~~;@@@     (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST      @@@;~~~...
.~«;§@@@#@            PHYSICALLY MAIMED.            @#@@@§;«~.
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....~«;@@@ IT   ALL    WAS   VERY   STRESSFUL   AND @@@;«~....
....~~;;@# REPULSIVE. IT FELT LIKE A  NIGHTMARE, OR #@;;~~....
.~«;§@@#@#               FEVER DREAM.               #@#@@§;«~.
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.~««;§§@@@ I   HAVEN'T   TRIED   TO   SLEEP   SINCE @@@§§;««~.
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