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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. ...@.@@...
@.@@..@... .....@@@..
..@@@..@.. 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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