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......,«^^ ^..............THE OCEAN...............^ ^^«,......
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....,«^^*& ^.LIVING.GHOST.OF..THE.PRIMORDIAL SOUP.^ &*^^«,....
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.,«^^*&¶## WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT               ##¶&*^^«,.
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...,«^^*&¶ THE TERMINATION SHOCK OF PERCEPTION,     ¶&*^^«,...
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.....,«^^* A ROARING DEPTH REDUCED TO A GENTLE      *^^«,.....
......,«^^ SWELL UPON THE MINDS COAST,              ^^«,......
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....,«^^*& INVISIBLE LAPS, CLAIMING YOU,            &*^^«,....
...,«^^*&¶                 NOT REACHING.            ¶&*^^«,...
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.,«^^*&¶## BUT THE BODY HAS LIMITS, THE BARRIER IS  ##¶&*^^«,.
..,«^^*&¶# IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT.  #¶&*^^«,..
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....,«^^*& 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. ##¶&*^^«,.
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...,«^^*&¶ AND THIS TIME THEY HIT SHORE.            ¶&*^^«,...
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