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.....--:*& @@      THE ART OF C-NNECTING            &*:--.....
.-»:**&@@@        .    WITH THE OLD MIND            @@@&**:»-.
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.-»:**&@@@             MY MIND IS BEING SKEWED. MI  @@@&**:»-.
......»*&@  SKELETON IS STRINGY AND OLD AND ALIEN   @&*»......
.-»:**&@##             THE SITUATION IS LITERALLY   ##@&**:»-.
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.-»:**&@##             THE SUNSET OF THE ETERNAL    ##@&**:»-.
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...-:***&&         PERSISTENTLY AGAINST MY EMULSION &&***:-...
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.-»»::**&@    IT'S UNGRASPABLE TO ME, WHAT OTHER    @&**::»»-.
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.-»:**&@@#  AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, WHAT TIME THEY USE? #@@&**:»-.
.-»»»:::*& HOW LONG A TIME HAS PASSED, FOR THEM?    &*:::»»»-.
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...»»»:**&   CONTINUOUSLY I'M CROWDING THROUGH      &**:»»»...
.-»:**&@@# . THE FOURTH WALL  -OUTWARDS IS WHAT   . #@@&**:»-.
.-»:**&@@# .. I'M THINKING BUT IT'S WRONG.. A NEW   #@@&**:»-.
.-»:****&& . . NARRATOR IS INTRODUCED, OCCASIONALLY &&****:»-.
.-»:**&@@# -  - AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS ONE, DEEPER . #@@&**:»-.
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