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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. &&&&&&&&&&
.&&&&...&. .........&
&...&..&&& 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. ..&&.&.&&&
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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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