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,.~/%$@### /,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the ocean,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/ ###@$%/~.,
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,,,.~/%$@# /,living,ghost,of,,the,primordial soup,/ #@$%/~.,,,
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,,,.~/%$@#                                          #@$%/~.,,,
,,.~/%$@## wavering just out of sight               ##@$%/~.,,
,.~/%$@###                             just outside ###@$%/~.,
,,.~/%$@## the termination shock of perception,     ##@$%/~.,,
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,,,,.~/%$@ a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      @$%/~.,,,,
,,,.~/%$@# swell upon the minds coast,              #@$%/~.,,,
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,.~/%$@### invisible laps, claiming you,            ###@$%/~.,
,,.~/%$@##                 not reaching.            ##@$%/~.,,
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,,,,.~/%$@ but the body has limits, the barrier is  @$%/~.,,,,
,,,.~/%$@# impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  #@$%/~.,,,
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,.~/%$@### with closed eyes and a fractured self,   ###@$%/~.,
,,.~/%$@## the shooting star on it's way to the     ##@$%/~.,,
,,,.~/%$@# dark lake,                               #@$%/~.,,,
,,,,.~/%$@ you can hear the waves as they speak.    @$%/~.,,,,
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,,.~/%$@## sometimes they're people,                ##@$%/~.,,
,.~/%$@### sometimes there's birds,                 ###@$%/~.,
,,.~/%$@## but there's always a warm alien embrace. ##@$%/~.,,
,,,.~/%$@#                                          #@$%/~.,,,
,,,,.~/%$@ and this time they hit shore.            @$%/~.,,,,
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