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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, ......&&&&
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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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