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.&&&....&. . . .....&....
.&.&&..... . the dream . ......&...
...&&&.... . of being swallowed . .......&..
...&.&&... . by the beast. . ........&.
.....&&&.. . . &........&
&....&.&&. #&.....................................& &&........
.&.....&&& &&&.......
..&....&.& # inside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # &.&&......
...&.....& . an animal . as if . to be safe ..&&&.....
....&....& ..&.&&....
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......&... ~,.#### ~,.###~,. ####~. .&..&.&&..
.......&.. ~,.#### ~,.###~,. ####~. ..&...&&&.
........&. 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) ..&....&.&
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