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...@...@.. I FALL  ASLEEP IN  THE WRONG THROAT  AND @.@@....@.
....@...@. IS NOT SO  MUCH DREAMING AS BEING FORCED ..@@@....@
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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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