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....,~:^£# lives. but  as long as youre an  animal, #£^:~,....
.....,~:^£ it's  always  there, changing shape with £^:~,.....
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........., things, placing  them within its current ,.........
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.,~:^£#### there are no generalizations. there is   ####£^:~,.
..,~:^£### no object permanence. what you           ###£^:~,..
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....,~:^£# need to act. every subsection of your    #£^:~,....
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......,~:^ everything you see can also see you,     ^:~,......
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