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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,           &¨¨&&&&¨¨&
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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 &&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨
&&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨              FALSE DEMIURGE.             &¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨                                          &&&&&&¨¨¨¨
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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