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#¤$%:~,... :..............the ocean...............: ...,~:%$¤#
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$%:~,..... :.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.: .....,~:%$
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~,........ wavering just out of sight               ........,~
,.........                             just outside .........,
.......... the termination shock of perception,     ..........
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~,........ a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      ........,~
:~,....... swell upon the minds coast,              .......,~:
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$%:~,..... invisible laps, claiming you,            .....,~:%$
¤$%:~,....                 not reaching.            ....,~:%$¤
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##¤$%:~,.. but the body has limits, the barrier is  ..,~:%$¤##
###¤$%:~,. impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  .,~:%$¤###
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#¤$%:~,... with closed eyes and a fractured self,   ...,~:%$¤#
¤$%:~,.... the shooting star on it's way to the     ....,~:%$¤
$%:~,..... dark lake,                               .....,~:%$
%:~,...... you can hear the waves as they speak.    ......,~:%
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~,........ 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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