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&.&&.&&&&. †..............the ocean...............† &&&&&..&.&
.&&.&&...& †......................................† &....&.&&&
&&.&&.&..& †.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.† .&...&&&..
&.&&.&&&.& †......................................† &&&..&..&.
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...&&.&.&. 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. &.&&&&&.&.
&..&&.&&.. .&&....&&&
.&.&.&&.&. 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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