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.,«;$&@@##         INTERNAL VISIONARY STATE         ##@@&$;«,.
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...,«;$&@@            THE SPIRIT TRAVELS            @@&$;«,...
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.,«;$&@@## I   WAKE  SUDDENLY,  AND  FOR  A  SECOND ##@@&$;«,.
..,«;$&@@# EVERYTHING  IS COMPLETELY  CALM AND DEAD #@@&$;«,..
...,«;$&@@ SILENT.  IT'S  DARK,  AND  WARM,  AND  I @@&$;«,...
....,«;$&@ SLOWLY  START   TO  PIECE  TOGETHER   MY @&$;«,....
.....,«;$&        CONSCIOUSNESS AND MY BODY.        &$;«,.....
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.......,«; THEN  THE  FEAR  HITS   ME  AND  I  FEEL ;«,.......
......,«;$    ACUTELY SICK. SOMETHING IS «WRONG«.   $;«,......
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..,«;$&@@# THERE ARE CIRCLES  AND CROSSES INSCRIBED #@@&$;«,..
.,«;$&@@## ALL  OVER MY VISION, PRESSING IN,  BEING ##@@&$;«,.
..,«;$&@@# ALMOST HOSTILE. I CAN FEEL THEM  SQUIRM, #@@&$;«,..
...,«;$&@@     THEIR INTERNAL LOGIC CHANGING AND    @@&$;«,...
....,«;$&@ GRINDING TRENCHES  IN MY MIND. IT'S LIKE @&$;«,....
.....,«;$& LANGUAGE, SENTENCES I  CAN'T  HIDE FROM, &$;«,.....
......,«;$ FORCEFULLY TRANSCRIBED IN MY  MIND,  AND $;«,......
.......,«;           DOING DAMAGE THERE.            ;«,.......
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.....,«;$& THEN I  REALIZE  I CAN'T  HEAR  ANYTHING &$;«,.....
....,«;$&@     BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THERE      @&$;«,....
...,«;$&@@    ALREADY, DRONING EVERYTHING OUT, A    @@&$;«,...
..,«;$&@@# RAPID  MELODY,  ALMOST  CAUSTIC IN  IT'S #@@&$;«,..
.,«;$&@@##         PARTICULAR MICROTONALITY.        ##@@&$;«,.
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.....,«;$& MY SURROUNDINGS  ARE ENTIRELY CALM. IT'S &$;«,.....
......,«;$              ALMOST MOCKING.             $;«,......
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......,«;$ I  FEEL HELPLESS,  BUT  I  MUST  TRY  TO $;«,......
.....,«;$& ESCAPE. TO CRAWL  ON THE FLOOR SEARCHING &$;«,.....
....,«;$&@ RELIEF,  SUCH IS MY NATURE. TURNING  THE @&$;«,....
...,«;$&@@     LIGHTS ON DOES NOTHING... GETTING    @@&$;«,...
..,«;$&@@#  OUTSIDE DOES NOTHING... DRINKING WATER  #@@&$;«,..
.,«;$&@@## DOES NOTING... BUT  TIME  DOES  -  AFTER ##@@&$;«,.
..,«;$&@@#     THIRTY SECONDS I'M NORMAL AGAIN,     #@@&$;«,..
...,«;$&@@ DOUBTING ANYTHING  OF  THIS HAPPENED  IN @@&$;«,...
....,«;$&@             THE FIRST PLACE.             @&$;«,....
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......,«;$ MY EYES ARE STILL TENSE THOUGH,  SCARED. $;«,......
.......,«; I    DON'T    KNOW    WHAT   TO    MAKE. ;«,.......
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.....,«;$&              BUT I'M TIRED.              &$;«,.....
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...,«;$&@@ THIS CAN HAPPEN IF YOU  WANDER TOO  FAR, @@&$;«,...
....,«;$&@ I  GUESS?  I  SHOULDN'T  BE  SO RECKLESS @&$;«,....
.....,«;$&              WHEN DREAMING?              &$;«,.....
......,«;$ I IMAGINE A  PRICK  ON  THE NOSE, THAT'S $;«,......
.......,«; WHAT THESE ARE. LIKE  YOU DO WITH A  CAT ;«,.......
......,«;$ WHO  COMES TO CLOSE TO  YOUR SANDWICH... $;«,......
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