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..........                             just outside ..........
........., the termination shock of perception,     ,.........
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.......,=* a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      *=,.......
......,=*% swell upon the minds coast,              %*=,......
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.......,=* you can hear the waves as they speak.    *=,.......
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........., sometimes they're people,                ,.........
.......... sometimes there's birds,                 ..........
........., but there's always a warm alien embrace. ,.........
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.......,=* and this time they hit shore.            *=,.......
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