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.,~†^§#@## †......................................† ##@#§^†~,.
..,~†^§#@# †..............the ocean...............† #@#§^†~,..
...,~†^§#@ †......................................† @#§^†~,...
..,~†^§#@# †.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.† #@#§^†~,..
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..,~†^§#@#                                          #@#§^†~,..
...,~†^§#@ wavering just out of sight               @#§^†~,...
..,~†^§#@#                             just outside #@#§^†~,..
.,~†^§#@## the termination shock of perception,     ##@#§^†~,.
..,~†^§#@#                                          #@#§^†~,..
...,~†^§#@ a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      @#§^†~,...
..,~†^§#@# swell upon the minds coast,              #@#§^†~,..
.,~†^§#@##                                          ##@#§^†~,.
..,~†^§#@# invisible laps, claiming you,            #@#§^†~,..
...,~†^§#@                 not reaching.            @#§^†~,...
..,~†^§#@#                                          #@#§^†~,..
.,~†^§#@## 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. @#§^†~,...
..,~†^§#@#                                          #@#§^†~,..
.,~†^§#@## and this time they hit shore.            ##@#§^†~,.
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