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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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...&&.....            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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