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#&$*:«~... YOU CAN TAP INTO  THE  CAVE WHEREVER YOU ...~«:*$&#
&$*:«~.... GO.  WITH  TRAINING,  OR  WITH  DRUGS... ....~«:*$&
$*:«~..... SOME   PEOPLE   ARE  ALWAYS  LIKE  THIS. .....~«:*$
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:«~....... THE  CAVE  IS  BUILT  IN,  AN  INTRINSIC .......~«:
«~........ ANIMAL PART. IT'S COME TO BE  ASSOCIATED ........~«
~......... WITH  THE LIZARDS,  AND  IT'S TRUE  THAT .........~
.......... THEY  ARE  VERY  CLOSE TO  IT  IN  THEIR ..........
~......... LIVES.  BUT AS  LONG AS YOURE AN ANIMAL, .........~
«~........ IT'S  ALWAYS  THERE, CHANGING SHAPE WITH ........~«
:«~.......                   YOU.                   .......~«:
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$*:«~..... THE  MIND   IS   GOOD  AT   RELATIVIZING .....~«:*$
&$*:«~.... THINGS,  PLACING THEM WITHIN ITS CURRENT ....~«:*$&
#&$*:«~... FRAME  OF  REFERENCE.  AND  THE   LIZARD ...~«:*$&#
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#@#&$*:«~. THE  BEST  AND  WORST  THINGS  ARE  BOTH .~«:*$&#@#
@#&$*:«~..   WITHIN HEARING RANGE. EVERYTHING ELSE  ..~«:*$&#@
#&$*:«~...              IS FORGOTTEN.               ...~«:*$&#
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:«~....... EVERYTHING IS SPECIFIC, AND LOCAL.       .......~«:
«~........ THERE ARE NO GENERALIZATIONS. THERE IS   ........~«
~......... NO OBJECT PERMANENCE. WHAT YOU           .........~
.......... EXPERIENCE IS ACUTE, INEFFABLE, AND YOU  ..........
~......... NEED TO ACT. EVERY SUBSECTION OF YOUR    .........~
«~........ BODY HAS A CONSCIOUSNESS AND A VOICE.    ........~«
:«~....... EVERYTHING YOU SEE CAN ALSO SEE YOU,     .......~«:
*:«~...... THROUGH THE PUPIL IN YOUR EYE. THE       ......~«:*
$*:«~..... STONES ARE SLIPPERY. THE AIR IS INSIDE   .....~«:*$
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