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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,            ,-~:::^§&@
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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 ,,,,,,,~^&
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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      ,-~:^§&@##
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@@@&§^:~-, IT   ALL   WAS   VERY    STRESSFUL   AND ,-~:^§&@@@
@&§§§^:~-, REPULSIVE. IT  FELT LIKE A NIGHTMARE, OR ,-~:^§§§&@
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