lucid

okay. can you hear me? good.

today, i'm going to speak, lucidly. so make sure to listen carefully. this might be one of the few times i decide to.

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he woke up but he felt an ache inside, which he figured must be his back or shoulders or something around that area. but the ache persisted, even when he was still, and he began to wonder if it was rooted elsewhere.

nevertheless, he continued the day without thinking too much about it. he went through the motions of everything, and soon found himself thinking about nothing. that's when he noticed it once more, that strange but familiar ache, which didn't seem just in the shoulders anymore.

no, it was elsewhere too. it was not just inside, but outside, and everywhere else.

he picked up the spray and sprayed himself, not once, but twice.

he noticed something strange. the liquid in the bottle was turning green. not an ugly shade, but a nice turquoise color. it was easy on the eyes, but it stung on the skin. but that's when he realized that, there was something outside of just