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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 .&.&.&..&&
.&&...&&&. just outside &&&&&&.&.&
&.&..&..&& the termination shock of perception, .....&&&&&
&&&.&&.&.. ....&.....
..&&.&&&.& 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. ..&&..&&.&
.&..&...&& .&.&.&.&&.
&&.&&..&.& 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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