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...^~†%%¶@ †..............the ocean...............† @¶%%†~^...
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.^~†%%¶@## †.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.† ##@¶%%†~^.
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....^~†%%¶ wavering just out of sight               ¶%%†~^....
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......^~†% 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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.......... invisible laps, claiming you,            ..........
..........                 not reaching.            ..........
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.......... but the body has limits, the barrier is  ..........
.........^ impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  ^.........
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.......^~† with closed eyes and a fractured self,   †~^.......
......^~†% the shooting star on it's way to the     %†~^......
.....^~†%% dark lake,                               %%†~^.....
....^~†%%¶ 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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