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%\«:...... \..............the ocean...............\ ......:«\%
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%\«:...... \.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.\ ......:«\%
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#@$%\«:... wavering just out of sight               ...:«\%$@#
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###@$%\«:. the termination shock of perception,     .:«\%$@###
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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. .......:«\
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$%\«:..... and this time they hit shore.            .....:«\%$
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