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¨@@@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨@@@@@@                                          @¨¨¨@@¨@@¨
¨@@¨@¨¨¨¨¨ I FALL ASLEEP  IN  THE  WRONG THROAT AND @@¨¨@¨@@¨@
@@¨@@@¨¨¨¨ IS NOT  SO MUCH DREAMING AS BEING FORCED ¨¨@¨@@@¨@@
¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨¨         TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO...         @¨@@@¨¨@@¨
¨¨@¨@¨@@¨¨                                          @@@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@@@@@¨@¨           ¨:«^%*@@@##@@@*%^«:¨           ¨¨¨@¨@@@@@
¨@@¨¨¨¨@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨::::::««^%*@@*%^««::::::¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨¨ :::::«««««^^^%%***@@@@***%%^^^«««««::::: ¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨@@@@¨¨@@¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨::::::««^%*@@*%^««::::::¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨@@@@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨@¨@¨@           ¨:«^%*@@@##@@@*%^«:¨           ¨@¨¨¨@@¨@¨
¨@@¨¨@@@@@                                          @@@¨¨@¨@@@
@@¨@¨@¨¨¨¨            BIG HALLS, ARCADES,           @¨¨@¨@@@¨¨
@¨@@@@@¨¨¨         FILLED WITH CHARACTERS.          @@¨@@@¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨                                          ¨¨@@¨¨@¨@@
¨¨¨@¨¨¨@@¨ 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.              @¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨
@@¨¨@@¨¨@¨                                          ¨@¨¨¨@@@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@¨@@ SOMETIMES I'M TOO SLOW AND  FAIL TO MAKE ¨@@¨¨@¨¨@@
@¨@@@@@@@¨ THEM  DO  WHAT   I'M  INSTRUCTED  BEFORE @@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@@@¨¨¨¨¨¨@ TIME'S OUT, AND  THEN THEY GET PUNISHED. @¨@@@@¨@@@
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@                                          ¨@@¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@ ONE OF THEM GOT  HIS  VOCABULARY  SHRUNK ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
¨¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@ DOWN TO ONLY THE WORD  HE FAILED TO  SAY @@@@@¨@@@@
@¨¨@@@@¨¨@     (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST      @¨¨¨¨@@¨¨¨
@@¨@¨¨¨@¨@            PHYSICALLY MAIMED.            @@¨¨¨@¨@¨¨
@¨@@@¨¨@@@                                          ¨¨@¨¨@@@@¨
@@@¨¨@¨@¨¨ IT    ALL   WAS   VERY   STRESSFUL   AND ¨¨@@¨@¨¨¨@
¨¨¨@¨@@@@¨ REPULSIVE. IT FELT  LIKE A NIGHTMARE, OR @¨@¨@@@¨¨@
@¨¨@@@¨¨¨@               FEVER DREAM.               @@@@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨¨@¨¨@                                          ¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@@
@@@@@¨@@¨@ I   HAVEN'T   TRIED   TO   SLEEP   SINCE ¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨
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