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.......... wavering just out of sight               ..........
..........                             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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%$:«~..... the shooting star on it's way to the     .....~«:$%
$:«~...... dark lake,                               ......~«:$
:«~....... 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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