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.......,~/ /..............the ocean.............../ /~,.......
........,~ /....................................../ ~,........
........., /.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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