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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.              ,&,&,,&,,,
&&&,,&,&&,                                          ,&&&&,&&,,
&,,&,&&&,& 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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