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,,,,,,,,:~ =,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,= ~:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~= =,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the ocean,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,= =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=† =,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,= †=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~=†$ =,living,ghost,of,,the,primordial soup,= $†=~:,,,,,
,,,,:~=†$§ =,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,= §$†=~:,,,,
,,,:~=†$§@                                          @§$†=~:,,,
,,:~=†$§@# wavering just out of sight               #@§$†=~:,,
,:~=†$§@##                             just outside ##@§$†=~:,
,,:~=†$§@# the termination shock of perception,     #@§$†=~:,,
,,,:~=†$§@                                          @§$†=~:,,,
,,,,:~=†$§ a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      §$†=~:,,,,
,,,,,:~=†$ swell upon the minds coast,              $†=~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=†                                          †=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~= invisible laps, claiming you,            =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~                 not reaching.            ~:,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, but the body has limits, the barrier is  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  :,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,:~= with closed eyes and a fractured self,   =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:~=† the shooting star on it's way to the     †=~:,,,,,,
,,,,,:~=†$ 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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