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,&,&,&,&,& &&&&&&&==========================&&&&&&& ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, ##@@@@@@@@&&§=-., cave ,.-=§&&@@@@@@@@## &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& #####@@@&&§=-., geometry ,.-=§&&@@@##### ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, ##########@@                @@########## &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& #####@&                          &@##### ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, #       the name is a little mis-      # &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& -  giving, because of course there is  - ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, no real geometry in  the caves.  you may &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& feel as if  you are venturing into  some ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, vast  structure, but  you  are  in  fact &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& leaving any such thing at the  entrance. ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&     leaving physical tethers behind,     ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,  submitting to an inescapable darkness,  &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& the world  around  you becomes more of a ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, manifestation   of   your  mind,   or  a &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& collective  mind,  with  a  shape and  a ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,          direction and a taste.          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,   inescapeable darkness, because if you  &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& bring  a  candle   or  mount  electrical ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, lights,   the   walls  only   serves  as &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& markers   to   where  the  tiny  spatial ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, existence ends and the  darkness beneath &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&                it begins.                ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& like an inverted  mandelbrot,  the  real ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, cave is  actually  not the  pockets, but &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& the  black  around them.  keep  that  in ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,                  mind.                   &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,           ,,,,...--&#&--...,,,           &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, the  moisture  that  permeates any  cave &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& worth it's  name... it's the  water  the ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, world  rose from.  it's  the  water  you &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&         drown in, in your dreams.        ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& the only sounds  in the cave  are  those ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, that you  make  yourselves.  they may be &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& distorted  by the stone  structure,  and ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, amplified  by your mind.  try not to  be &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& alarmed,  try to  remember  the  persons ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, and  objects  around  you,  and you  can &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& discern   a   mirage  from   a   friend. ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,&        ,                 ,       ,       ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, &   .  §         §       §   .   &.      &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& §                                        ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, #   =  @   -   , @  @,   @   -   #@  # @ &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& @ =§@§§@§ --. -=&@=§@§= &@=&&@&  @@§ -&@ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, #@@&@@##@@&#@ &&@#@&#@#&@###@@@ ##@@#@## &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ###@##@#@##@#@#@##@#@#@@@#@@#@#@@#@@##@# ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, ####@@@@########@@@@@  @@@@@@########### &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& ##@@    @@##@@@@  §     &   .@@####@@@## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, #@        @@  &         ,      @@@@  @@# &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& @@         @                    @@    @@ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, @          @                    @      @ &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& @          @                    @      @ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,, @          .                    @      @ &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&,& @                               =      @ ,&,&,&,&,&
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