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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, .~-*=§¤###
###¤§=*-~. .~-*=§¤###
###¤§=*-~. 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. ..~~-=§§##
###¤§=*-~. .~-*=§¤###
¤§=-~..... 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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