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,&,&,&&,&, ~~~~................................~~~~ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, %%%%%%%;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;%%%%%%% &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, ##@@@@@@@@&%=;~., cave ,.~;=%&@@@@@@@@## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, #####@@@&%=;~., geometry ,.~;=%&@@@##### &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, ##########@@                @@########## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, #####@%                          %@##### &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, #       the name is a little mis-      # ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, ~  giving, because of course there is  ~ &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, no  real geometry in the  caves. you may ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, feel as  if you are venturing into  some &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, vast structure,  but  you  are  in  fact ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, leaving any such  thing at the entrance. &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&,     leaving physical tethers behind,     &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,  submitting to an inescapable darkness,  ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, the world  around you becomes  more of a &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, manifestation  of   your   mind,  or   a ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, collective  mind,  with  a  shape and  a &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,          direction and a taste.          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,  inescapeable darkness, because if you   ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, bring  a   candle  or  mount  electrical &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, lights,   the  walls  only   serves   as ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, markers   to  where   the  tiny  spatial &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, existence ends and the  darkness beneath ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&,                it begins.                &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, like  an inverted  mandelbrot,  the real &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, cave is  actually  not the  pockets, but ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, the  black  around  them.  keep that  in &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,                  mind.                   ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,           ,,,,...~~%#%~~...,,,           ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&,                                          &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, the  moisture  that  permeates any  cave ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, worth it's  name... it's  the water  the &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, world rose  from.  it's  the  water  you ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&,         drown in, in your dreams.        &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, the only  sounds  in the cave  are those &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, that you  make yourselves.  they  may be ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, distorted by  the  stone  structure, and &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, amplified  by your mind. try  not to  be ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, alarmed,  try  to remember  the  persons &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, and  objects around  you,  and  you  can ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, discern   a  mirage   from   a   friend. &&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,,&,&,        ,                 ,       ,       &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, %   .  =         =       =   .   %.      ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&&,&, #   ;  @   ~   , @  @,   @   ~   #@  # @ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, @ ;=@==@= ~~. ~;%@;=@=; &@;&%@%  @@= ~%@ &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, #@@&@@##@@&#@ %&@#@%#@#%@###@@@ ##@@#@## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, ###@##@#@##@#@#@##@#@#@@@#@@#@#@@#@@##@# &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, ####@@@@########@@@@@  @@@@@@########### ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, ##@@    @@##@@@@  =     %   .@@####@@@## &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, #@        @@  %         ,      @@@@  @@# ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, @@         @                    @@    @@ &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, @          @                    @      @ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,&, @          @                    @      @ &&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&, @          .                    @      @ ,&,&,&,&,&
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