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=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨             ¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨ the dream  ¨              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ¨ of being swallowed ¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨ by the beast. ¨            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨   ¨                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #      inside     ================     # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨  an  animal  ¨  as  if  ¨ to  be  safe ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
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#@§£†*=~¨¨ animal.    thats    how    it    starts, ¨¨~=*†£§@#
##@§£†*=~¨ =~¨      with     the     dream,     ¨~= ¨~=*†£§@##
#@§£†*=~¨¨          =~¨####=~¨###=~¨####=¨          ¨¨~=*†£§@#
@§£†*=~¨¨¨ but this time  i was curious of where it ¨¨¨~=*†£§@
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*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  *~~~===========****~~~~~~~*~====~~~~~*~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ~~~*******~~~~*=~            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ~~~***===~*=***=~~~*====*******~     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ~~~~*~==~**~**********          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ *********************      ************* ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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†*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*†
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§£†*=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=*†£§