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@§&†==-...                                          ...-==†&§@
§&†==-....                                          ....-==†&§
&†==-..... =......................................= .....-==†&
†==-...... =..............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.            .....-==†&
§&†==-....                                          ....-==†&§
@§&†==-...                                          ...-==†&§@
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#@§&†==-..                                          ..-==†&§@#