,,~^%*@@##                                          ##@@*%^~,,
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,,~^%*@###                                          ###@*%^~,,
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,,~^%**@@@ ^,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,^ @@@**%^~,,
,,~^%**@@@ ^,,,,,,,,,,,,,,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.            ##@@*%^~,,
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,,,,~%%**@                                          @**%%~,,,,
,,~^%*@@@@                                          @@@@*%^~,,
,,,,,^^%@@                                          @@%^^,,,,,
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