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*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IS NOT SO MUCH DREAMING AS BEING FORCED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*
%*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO... ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*%
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¤%*«~¨¨¨¨¨ FILLED WITH CHARACTERS. ¨¨¨¨¨~«*%¤
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*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I GET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEM, FOR WHAT I ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*
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#§¤%*«~¨¨¨ INTO MY MIND, SPOKEN FROM A GOD, OR ¨¨¨~«*%¤§#
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#§¤%*«~¨¨¨ THEM DO WHAT I'M INSTRUCTED BEFORE ¨¨¨~«*%¤§#
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%*«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«*%
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@#§¤%*«~¨¨ REPULSIVE. IT FELT LIKE A NIGHTMARE, OR ¨¨~«*%¤§#@
#@#§¤%*«~¨ FEVER DREAM. ¨~«*%¤§#@#
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#§¤%*«~¨¨¨ I HAVEN'T TRIED TO SLEEP SINCE ¨¨¨~«*%¤§#
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