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¨¨&¨¨&&&¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨&                                          ¨&&&&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ I  FALL ASLEEP IN THE  WRONG  THROAT AND ¨¨&&&¨¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨¨&&&& IS NOT SO MUCH  DREAMING AS BEING FORCED ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&         TO IMAGINE A SCENARIO...         &&¨¨¨&&&&¨
&&&&&&¨¨&¨                                          &¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨
¨&&&&¨¨¨¨¨           ¨-~*$@&@####@&@$*~-¨           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&¨¨&&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨------~~*$@&&@$*~~------¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&&&&&&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&& -----~~~~~***$$@@@&@@&@@@$$***~~~~~----- &&&&&&&&&¨
&&&&&&¨¨&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨------~~*$@&&@$*~~------¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&&&&&¨¨
¨&&&&¨¨¨¨&           ¨-~*$@&@####@&@$*~-¨           &&&&&&&¨¨¨
¨¨&&¨¨&&¨¨                                          &&&&&&¨¨&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            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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