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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. &&&&&..&&&
&..&&..&&& &&&&....&&
........&& 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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