##@#@=\=..                                          ..=\=@#@##
###@#@=\=.                                          .=\=@#@###
##@#@=\=..                                          ..=\=@#@##
#@#@=\=...                                          ...=\=@#@#
@#@=\=....                                          ....=\=@#@
#@=\=..... ##.....................................# .....=\=@#
@=\=......             .             .              ......=\=@
=\=.......              . THE DREAM  .              .......=\=
\=........          . OF BEING SWALLOWED .          ........=\
=.........             . BY THE BEAST. .            .........=
\=........                   .   .                  ........=\
=\=....... ##.....................................# .......=\=
@=\=......                                          ......=\=@
#@=\=..... #     INSIDE      ================     # .....=\=@#
@#@=\=.... .  AN  ANIMAL  . AS  IF  .  TO  BE  SAFE ....=\=@#@
#@#@=\=...                                          ...=\=@#@#
##@#@=\=..          ..######...###...###.           ..=\=@#@##
###@#@=\=. =^.####         =^.###=^.         ####=. .=\=@#@###
##@#@=\=.. =^.####         =^.###=^.         ####=. ..=\=@#@##
#@#@=\=... THE  DREAM  OF  RESTING  INSIDE  ANOTHER ...=\=@#@#
@#@=\=.... ANIMAL.    THATS    HOW    IT    STARTS, ....=\=@#@
#@=\=..... =^.     WITH     THE     DREAM,      .^= .....=\=@#
@=\=......          =^.####=^.###=^.####=.          ......=\=@
=\=....... BUT THIS TIME I WAS CURIOUS OF  WHERE IT .......=\=
\=........ WAS                               GOING, ........=\
=......... #\\            ==========            \\# .........=
\=........ \\ ==  ==  ==  == == == == == ==  ==  \\ ........=\
=\=.......                                          .......=\=
@=\=...... THE    FIRST    GATE    IS   THE    LIPS ......=\=@
#@=\=.....                                          .....=\=@#
@#@=\=.... .   .   TO   GET   AT   THE   THROAT.  . ....=\=@#@
#@#@=\=...                                          ...=\=@#@#
##@#@=\=.. TO   BE  FALLING  INTO  THE  WATER,  THE ..=\=@#@##
###@#@=\=. OCEAN, THE VOID, BUT IT MUST BE  DONE IN .=\=@#@###
##@#@=\=.. THE RIGHT WAY - IN A VERY SPECIFIC  WAY. ..=\=@#@##
#@#@=\=...                                          ...=\=@#@#
@#@=\=....  \^^^===========\\\\^^^^^^^\^====^^^^^\^ ....=\=@#@
#@=\=.....             ^^^\\\\\\\^^^^\=^            .....=\=@#
@=\=......     ^^^\\\===^\=\\\=^^^\====\\\\\\\^     ......=\=@
=\=.......          ^^^^\^==^\\^\\\\\\\\\\          .......=\=
\=........ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\      \\\\\\\\\\\\\ ........=\
=.........  IT'S NOT A BAD FEELING, AT FIRST. IT'S  .........=
\=........   SLOW... GRACEFUL... BUT THEN IT GETS   ........=\
=\=.......          TOO MUCH AND YOU FAINT.         .......=\=
@=\=......    \#^^\=^^^^=^===============\\\\\\\    ......=\=@
#@=\=..... \\\\\\\\\\\\\ (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE  .....=\=@#
@#@=\=....                TO NATURE)                ....=\=@#@
#@#@=\=...    \#^^\=^^^^=^===============\\\\\\\    ...=\=@#@#
##@#@=\=.. \\\\\\\\\\\\\ (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE  ..=\=@#@##
###@#@=\=.     TO THE BEAST THAT IS EVERYTHING)     .=\=@#@###
##@#@=\=..    \#^^\=^^^^=^===============\\\\\\\    ..=\=@#@##
#@#@=\=...  \\\\\\\\\\\\\ (ONLY THROUGH ITS HELP)   ...=\=@#@#
@#@=\=....    \#^^\=^^^^=^===============\\ (VERY   ....=\=@#@
#@=\=.....  HARD TO GET HERE WITHOUT THE AID OF THE .....=\=@#
@=\=......   BEAST) \\\ (STATE WHERE THE HUMAN IS   ......=\=@
=\=.......     SUBMERGED IN THE ANIMAL) \\\ \\      .......=\=
\=........    (BECOMING THE ANIMAL) \\\ (FORGET     ........=\
=.........  EVERYTHING ELSE) \\\ \\ (MY SOUL IS THE .........=
\=........   BEAST'S SOUL) \\\ (A SLUDGY SENSE OF   ........=\
=\=.......    SATISFACTION. IT'S GOOD) \\\ (IT'S    .......=\=
@=\=......   GOOD) \\\ \\ (BREATHING HEAVILY) \\\   ......=\=@
#@=\=.....     \\\ \\ (THE TWO SOULS WILL MOVE      .....=\=@#
@#@=\=....  TOGETHER) \\\ (MERGE AND DISSOLVE) \\\  ....=\=@#@
#@#@=\=...  (COLLECTIVE BODY) \\\ (REARRANGED AND   ...=\=@#@#
##@#@=\=..   REORDERED) \\\ (THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT  ..=\=@#@##
###@#@=\=.               SO IMPORTANT)              .=\=@#@###
##@#@=\=..                                          ..=\=@#@##
#@#@=\=...                                          ...=\=@#@#
@#@=\=....                                          ....=\=@#@
#@=\=.....                                          .....=\=@#
@=\=......                                          ......=\=@