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..=^%***&# JUST OUTSIDE #&***%^=..
..=^*&#### THE TERMINATION SHOCK OF PERCEPTION, ####&*^=..
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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 ###&*%^=..
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......^^*# BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WARM ALIEN EMBRACE. #*^^......
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...==^*&## AND THIS TIME THEY HIT SHORE. ##&*^==...
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