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.....~==$$ #@.....................................@ $$==~.....
....~==$$@              .             .             @$$==~....
...~==$$@#              . THE DREAM  .              #@$$==~...
..~==$$@##          . OF BEING SWALLOWED .          ##@$$==~..
.~==$$@###            . BY THE BEAST. .             ###@$$==~.
..~==$$@##                   .   .                  ##@$$==~..
...~==$$@# #@.....................................@ #@$$==~...
....~==$$@                                          @$$==~....
.....~==$$ #      INSIDE     ================     # $$==~.....
......~==$ .  AN  ANIMAL  .  AS IF  .  TO  BE  SAFE $==~......
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.........~ =~.####         =~.###=~.         ####=. ~.........
.......... =~.####         =~.###=~.         ####=. ..........
.......... THE  DREAM  OF  RESTING  INSIDE  ANOTHER ..........
.......... ANIMAL.    THATS    HOW    IT    STARTS, ..........
.......... =~.     WITH     THE      DREAM,     .~= ..........
..........          =~.####=~.###=~.####=.          ..........
.......... BUT THIS TIME  I WAS CURIOUS OF WHERE IT ..........
.......... WAS                               GOING, ..........
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.......... == == ==  ==  == == ==  ==  ==  == == == ..........
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........~= THE    FIRST    GATE   IS    THE    LIPS =~........
.......~==                                          ==~.......
......~==$ .   .   TO   GET   AT  THE   THROAT.   . $==~......
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....~==$$@ TO   BE  FALLING  INTO  THE  WATER,  THE @$$==~....
...~==$$@# OCEAN,  THE VOID, BUT IT MUST BE DONE IN #@$$==~...
..~==$$@## THE RIGHT WAY - IN A  VERY SPECIFIC WAY. ##@$$==~..
.~==$$@###                                          ###@$$==~.
..~==$$@##  =~~~===============~~~~~~~=~====~~~~~=~ ##@$$==~..
...~==$$@#            ~~~=======~~~~==~             #@$$==~...
....~==$$@     ~~~======~======~~~============~     @$$==~....
.....~==$$          ~~~~=~==~==~==========          $$==~.....
......~==$ =====================      ============= $==~......
.......~==  IT'S NOT A BAD FEELING, AT FIRST. IT'S  ==~.......
........~=   SLOW... GRACEFUL... BUT THEN IT GETS   =~........
.........~         TOO MUCH AND YOU FAINT.          ~.........
..........    =#~~==~~~~=~======================    ..........
..........  ============= (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE ..........
..........                TO NATURE)                ..........
..........    =#~~==~~~~=~======================    ..........
..........  ============= (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE ..........
..........     TO THE BEAST THAT IS EVERYTHING)     ..........
..........    =#~~==~~~~=~======================    ..........
..........   ============= (ONLY THROUGH ITS HELP)  ..........
..........    =#~~==~~~~=~================= (VERY   ..........
.........~  HARD TO GET HERE WITHOUT THE AID OF THE ~.........
........~=   BEAST) === (STATE WHERE THE HUMAN IS   =~........
.......~==     SUBMERGED IN THE ANIMAL) === ==      ==~.......
......~==$    (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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