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,,,#,,,,#,    FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS,    ,,#,,,#,,#
,,##,,,##,    OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION.   ,##,,##,##
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#,#,,,##,# REVITALIZATION GOES FROM  A  FEELING  OF ,,,,,##,,,
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,,,##,,##, SILENCE,  DARKNESS   AND  NIGHT  -   AND #,####,#,,
,,#,#,#,#, LONELINESS,  HOLDING A  KIND OF DILUTION ##,,,###,,
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