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#¶¶¤$*^«^¨                                          ¨^«^*$¤¶¶#
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##¶¤$*^«^¨ IS NOT  SO MUCH DREAMING AS BEING FORCED ¨^«^*$¤¶##
##¶¤$*^«^¨         TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO...         ¨^«^*$¤¶##
##¶¤$*^«^¨                                          ¨^«^*$¤¶##
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##¶¤$*^«^¨                                          ¨^«^*$¤¶##
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##¶¤$*^«^¨ MUST IMAGINE THEM DOING  OR SAYING. THEY ¨^«^*$¤¶##
##¶¤$*^«^¨ HAVE  SOME  AGENCY, BUT  NOT  WHILE  I'M ¨^«^*$¤¶##
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##¶¤$*^«^¨                                          ¨^«^*$¤¶##
##¶¤$*^«^¨ SOMETIMES I'M  TOO SLOW AND FAIL TO MAKE ¨^«^*$¤¶##
¶¤$$$*^«^¨ THEM  DO  WHAT  I'M   INSTRUCTED  BEFORE ¨^«^*$$$¤¶
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¤*«^^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^^«*¤
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###¶¤$*^«^ REPULSIVE.  IT FELT LIKE A NIGHTMARE, OR ^«^*$¤¶###
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##¶¤$*^«^¨                                          ¨^«^*$¤¶##
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