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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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