#$^*«-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
##$^*«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«*^$##
@##$^*«-¨¨                                          ¨¨-«*^$##@
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@##$^*«-¨¨                                          ¨¨-«*^$##@
##$^*«-¨¨¨ #¨#          cave     sense          #¨# ¨¨¨-«*^$##
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
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#$^*«-¨¨¨¨                    #¨#                   ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
##$^*«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«*^$##
@##$^*«-¨¨ you  can  tap into the cave wherever you ¨¨-«*^$##@
#@##$^*«-¨ go.  with  training,  or  with  drugs... ¨-«*^$##@#
@##$^*«-¨¨ some  people  are   always  like   this. ¨¨-«*^$##@
##$^*«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«*^$##
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨ the  cave  is  built  in,  an  intrinsic ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
$^*«-¨¨¨¨¨ animal  part. it's come to be associated ¨¨¨¨¨-«*^$
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨ with  the lizards,  and  it's  true that ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
##$^*«-¨¨¨ they  are  very  close  to it  in  their ¨¨¨-«*^$##
@##$^*«-¨¨ lives.  but  as long as youre an animal, ¨¨-«*^$##@
#@##$^*«-¨ it's  always there, changing shape  with ¨-«*^$##@#
@##$^*«-¨¨                   you.                   ¨¨-«*^$##@
##$^*«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«*^$##
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨ the   mind   is  good  at   relativizing ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
$^*«-¨¨¨¨¨ things, placing  them within its current ¨¨¨¨¨-«*^$
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨ frame  of  reference.  and  the   lizard ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
##$^*«-¨¨¨ brain is good at absolutes. in the  end, ¨¨¨-«*^$##
@##$^*«-¨¨ the  best  and  worst  things  are  both ¨¨-«*^$##@
#@##$^*«-¨  within hearing range. everything else   ¨-«*^$##@#
@##$^*«-¨¨              is forgotten.               ¨¨-«*^$##@
##$^*«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«*^$##
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨                    #¨#                   ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
$^*«-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-«*^$
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨ everything is specific, and local.       ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
##$^*«-¨¨¨ there are no generalizations. there is   ¨¨¨-«*^$##
@##$^*«-¨¨ no object permanence. what you           ¨¨-«*^$##@
#@##$^*«-¨ experience is acute, ineffable, and you  ¨-«*^$##@#
@##$^*«-¨¨ need to act. every subsection of your    ¨¨-«*^$##@
##$^*«-¨¨¨ body has a consciousness and a voice.    ¨¨¨-«*^$##
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨ everything you see can also see you,     ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
$^*«-¨¨¨¨¨ through the pupil in your eye. the       ¨¨¨¨¨-«*^$
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨ stones are slippery. the air is inside   ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
##$^*«-¨¨¨ you.                                     ¨¨¨-«*^$##
@##$^*«-¨¨                                          ¨¨-«*^$##@
#@##$^*«-¨                                          ¨-«*^$##@#
@##$^*«-¨¨                                          ¨¨-«*^$##@
##$^*«-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-«*^$##
#$^*«-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-«*^$#
$^*«-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-«*^$