,,,,,,~*$& &$*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,*$@@ @@$*,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*&@ @&*~,,,,,,
,,~**$@@## ##@@$**~,,
,,~**$&@@# #@@&$**~,,
,,~**$&@@# *,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,* #@@&$**~,,
,,~**$&@@# *,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THE OCEAN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,* #@@&$**~,,
,,~**$&@## *,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,* ##@&$**~,,
,,~**$&@@# *,LIVING,GHOST,OF,,THE,PRIMORDIAL SOUP,* #@@&$**~,,
,,,~***&&& *,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,* &&&***~,,,
,,~**$&@@# #@@&$**~,,
,,,,,,,*$& WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT &$*,,,,,,,
,,,,,,*$$@ JUST OUTSIDE @$$*,,,,,,
,,~**$&@## THE TERMINATION SHOCK OF PERCEPTION, ##@&$**~,,
,,~**$&@@# #@@&$**~,,
,,~**$@@## A ROARING DEPTH REDUCED TO A GENTLE ##@@$**~,,
,,~**$&@@# SWELL UPON THE MINDS COAST, #@@&$**~,,
,,~**$&&@@ @@&&$**~,,
,,,,,~**&& INVISIBLE LAPS, CLAIMING YOU, &&**~,,,,,
,,~**$&@@# NOT REACHING. #@@&$**~,,
,,,,,,,**& &**,,,,,,,
,,~**$&@@# BUT THE BODY HAS LIMITS, THE BARRIER IS #@@&$**~,,
,,~**$&@## IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT. ##@&$**~,,
,,~~****&& &&****~~,,
,,~**$&&@@ WITH CLOSED EYES AND A FRACTURED SELF, @@&&$**~,,
,,~**$&@## THE SHOOTING STAR ON IT'S WAY TO THE ##@&$**~,,
,,~****&&& DARK LAKE, &&&****~,,
,,,,,,~*$& YOU CAN HEAR THE WAVES AS THEY SPEAK. &$*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*&@ @&*~,,,,,,
,,,~~~**$& SOMETIMES THEY'RE PEOPLE, &$**~~~,,,
,,,,,*$&&& SOMETIMES THERE'S BIRDS, &&&$*,,,,,
,,,,,**$@@ BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WARM ALIEN EMBRACE. @@$**,,,,,
,,~**$&@@# #@@&$**~,,
,,,,,***$& AND THIS TIME THEY HIT SHORE. &$***,,,,,
,,,,,,~**& &**~,,,,,,
,,~*****$@ @$*****~,,
,,~**$&@@@ @@@&$**~,,
,,~**$@@## ##@@$**~,,
,,~**$&@@# #@@&$**~,,