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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.         ¨¨,«*§§&¶#
¶&§§*«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«*§§&¶
&§§*«,¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨,«*§§
&§§*«,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,«*§§&
¶&§§*«,¨¨¨ ONE  OF  THEM GOT  HIS VOCABULARY SHRUNK ¨¨¨,«*§§&¶
#¶&§§*«,¨¨ DOWN TO ONLY THE  WORD HE  FAILED TO SAY ¨¨,«*§§&¶#
##¶&§§*«,¨     (ROOFS? RUFUS?), MANY WERE JUST      ¨,«*§§&¶##
#¶&§§*«,¨¨            PHYSICALLY MAIMED.            ¨¨,«*§§&¶#
¶&§§*«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«*§§&¶
&§§*«,¨¨¨¨ IT   ALL    WAS   VERY   STRESSFUL   AND ¨¨¨¨,«*§§&
§§*«,¨¨¨¨¨ REPULSIVE. IT FELT LIKE A  NIGHTMARE, OR ¨¨¨¨¨,«*§§
&§§*«,¨¨¨¨               FEVER DREAM.               ¨¨¨¨,«*§§&
¶&§§*«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«*§§&¶
#¶&§§*«,¨¨ I   HAVEN'T   TRIED   TO   SLEEP   SINCE ¨¨,«*§§&¶#
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