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..,~^$*£## the termination shock of perception,     ##£*$^~,..
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.......,~^ invisible laps, claiming you,            ^~,.......
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.......... impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  ..........
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........., with closed eyes and a fractured self,   ,.........
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