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#@$†*~:... WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT ...:~*†$@#
@$†*~:.... JUST OUTSIDE ....:~*†$@
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$†*~:..... A ROARING DEPTH REDUCED TO A GENTLE .....:~*†$
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##@$†*~:.. INVISIBLE LAPS, CLAIMING YOU, ..:~*†$@##
###@$†*~:. NOT REACHING. .:~*†$@###
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@$†*~:.... IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT. ....:~*†$@
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$†*~:..... THE SHOOTING STAR ON IT'S WAY TO THE .....:~*†$
@$†*~:.... DARK LAKE, ....:~*†$@
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