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@#*^==^... . . ...^==^*#@
#*^==^.... . THE DREAM . ....^==^*#
*^==^..... . OF BEING SWALLOWED . .....^==^*
^==^...... . BY THE BEAST. . ......^==^
==^....... . . .......^==
=^........ ##.....................................# ........^=
^......... .........^
=^........ # INSIDE ================ # ........^=
==^....... . AN ANIMAL . AS IF . TO BE SAFE .......^==
^==^...... ......^==^
*^==^..... ..######...###...###. .....^==^*
#*^==^.... =^.#### =^.###=^. ####=. ....^==^*#
@#*^==^... =^.#### =^.###=^. ####=. ...^==^*#@
#@#*^==^.. THE DREAM OF RESTING INSIDE ANOTHER ..^==^*#@#
##@#*^==^. ANIMAL. THATS HOW IT STARTS, .^==^*#@##
#@#*^==^.. =^. WITH THE DREAM, .^= ..^==^*#@#
@#*^==^... =^.####=^.###=^.####=. ...^==^*#@
#*^==^.... BUT THIS TIME I WAS CURIOUS OF WHERE IT ....^==^*#
*^==^..... WAS GOING, .....^==^*
^==^...... #== ========== ==# ......^==^
==^....... == == == == == == == == == == == == .......^==
=^........ ........^=
^......... THE FIRST GATE IS THE LIPS .........^
=^........ ........^=
==^....... . . TO GET AT THE THROAT. . .......^==
^==^...... ......^==^
*^==^..... TO BE FALLING INTO THE WATER, THE .....^==^*
#*^==^.... OCEAN, THE VOID, BUT IT MUST BE DONE IN ....^==^*#
@#*^==^... THE RIGHT WAY - IN A VERY SPECIFIC WAY. ...^==^*#@
#@#*^==^.. ..^==^*#@#
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@#*^==^... ^^^======^======^^^============^ ...^==^*#@
#*^==^.... ^^^^=^==^==^========== ....^==^*#
*^==^..... ===================== ============= .....^==^*
^==^...... IT'S NOT A BAD FEELING, AT FIRST. IT'S ......^==^
==^....... SLOW... GRACEFUL... BUT THEN IT GETS .......^==
=^........ TOO MUCH AND YOU FAINT. ........^=
^......... =#^^==^^^^=^====================== .........^
=^........ ============= (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE ........^=
==^....... TO NATURE) .......^==
^==^...... =#^^==^^^^=^====================== ......^==^
*^==^..... ============= (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE .....^==^*
#*^==^.... TO THE BEAST THAT IS EVERYTHING) ....^==^*#
@#*^==^... =#^^==^^^^=^====================== ...^==^*#@
#@#*^==^.. ============= (ONLY THROUGH ITS HELP) ..^==^*#@#
##@#*^==^. =#^^==^^^^=^================= (VERY .^==^*#@##
#@#*^==^.. HARD TO GET HERE WITHOUT THE AID OF THE ..^==^*#@#
@#*^==^... BEAST) === (STATE WHERE THE HUMAN IS ...^==^*#@
#*^==^.... SUBMERGED IN THE ANIMAL) === == ....^==^*#
*^==^..... (BECOMING THE ANIMAL) === (FORGET .....^==^*
^==^...... EVERYTHING ELSE) === == (MY SOUL IS THE ......^==^
==^....... BEAST'S SOUL) === (A SLUDGY SENSE OF .......^==
=^........ SATISFACTION. IT'S GOOD) === (IT'S ........^=
^......... GOOD) === == (BREATHING HEAVILY) === .........^
=^........ === == (THE TWO SOULS WILL MOVE ........^=
==^....... TOGETHER) === (MERGE AND DISSOLVE) === .......^==
^==^...... (COLLECTIVE BODY) === (REARRANGED AND ......^==^
*^==^..... REORDERED) === (THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT .....^==^*
#*^==^.... SO IMPORTANT) ....^==^*#
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