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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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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§