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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. .^«\§$#@##
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##@#$§\«^. and this time they hit shore.            .^«\§$#@##
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