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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. @@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@  :...~~~~~~~~~~~::::.......:.~~~~.....:. @@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@            ...:::::::....:~.             ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@     ...:::~~~.:~:::~...:~~~~:::::::.     @@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@          ....:.~~.::.::::::::::          ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,,@,@,@ :::::::::::::::::::::      ::::::::::::: @@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@@,@,@  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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