,,,,,,:\*& &*\:,,,,,,
,:=\*$&### ###&$*\=:,
,:=\***$&# #&$***\=:,
,,,,:\\$&# #&$\\:,,,,
,,,,,=***& &***=,,,,,
,,,,,=\$$# \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\ #$$\=,,,,,
,,:==\$&&# \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the ocean,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\ #&&$\==:,,
,:=\*$&### \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\ ###&$*\=:,
,,,,,:\\$& \,living,ghost,of,,the,primordial soup,\ &$\\:,,,,,
,:=\*$&### \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\ ###&$*\=:,
,:=\*$&### ###&$*\=:,
,:=\*$&### wavering just out of sight ###&$*\=:,
,:=\\\*$$# 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. &**=:,,,,,
,:=\*$&### ###&$*\=:,
,,::=***&# sometimes they're people, #&***=::,,
,:=\*$&### sometimes there's birds, ###&$*\=:,
,:=\*$&### but there's always a warm alien embrace. ###&$*\=:,
,:=\*$&### ###&$*\=:,
,,,,,=\\*& and this time they hit shore. &*\\=,,,,,
,,,,,,:=*& &*=:,,,,,,
,,,,:\*&&# #&&*\:,,,,
,:===\\\*& &*\\\===:,
,,,,,:\$## ##$\:,,,,,
,:=\*$&&## ##&&$*\=:,