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,,,,:«†*%& †,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,† &%*†«:,,,,
,,,:«†*%&@ †,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THE OCEAN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,† @&%*†«:,,,
,,:«†*%&@# †,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,† #@&%*†«:,,
,:«†*%&@## †,LIVING,GHOST,OF,,THE,PRIMORDIAL SOUP,† ##@&%*†«:,
,,:«†*%&@# †,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,† #@&%*†«:,,
,,,:«†*%&@                                          @&%*†«:,,,
,,,,:«†*%& WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT               &%*†«:,,,,
,,,,,:«†*%                             JUST OUTSIDE %*†«:,,,,,
,,,,:«†*%& THE TERMINATION SHOCK OF PERCEPTION,     &%*†«:,,,,
,,,:«†*%&@                                          @&%*†«:,,,
,,:«†*%&@# A ROARING DEPTH REDUCED TO A GENTLE      #@&%*†«:,,
,:«†*%&@## SWELL UPON THE MINDS COAST,              ##@&%*†«:,
,,:«†*%&@#                                          #@&%*†«:,,
,,,:«†*%&@ INVISIBLE LAPS, CLAIMING YOU,            @&%*†«:,,,
,,,,:«†*%&                 NOT REACHING.            &%*†«:,,,,
,,,,,:«†*%                                          %*†«:,,,,,
,,,,:«†*%& BUT THE BODY HAS LIMITS, THE BARRIER IS  &%*†«:,,,,
,,,:«†*%&@ IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT.  @&%*†«:,,,
,,:«†*%&@#                                          #@&%*†«:,,
,:«†*%&@## WITH CLOSED EYES AND A FRACTURED SELF,   ##@&%*†«:,
,,:«†*%&@# THE SHOOTING STAR ON IT'S WAY TO THE     #@&%*†«:,,
,,,:«†*%&@ DARK LAKE,                               @&%*†«:,,,
,,,,:«†*%& YOU CAN HEAR THE WAVES AS THEY SPEAK.    &%*†«:,,,,
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,,,,:«†*%& SOMETIMES THEY'RE PEOPLE,                &%*†«:,,,,
,,,:«†*%&@ SOMETIMES THERE'S BIRDS,                 @&%*†«:,,,
,,:«†*%&@# BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WARM ALIEN EMBRACE. #@&%*†«:,,
,:«†*%&@##                                          ##@&%*†«:,
,,:«†*%&@# AND THIS TIME THEY HIT SHORE.            #@&%*†«:,,
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