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..........        drinky syrup ~~ darky slaw        ..........
..........            in cups and bellies           ..........
..........   ghost creature blanket wrapped around  ..........
..........              freezing bodies             ..........
.........^      minds interfacing slightly like     ^.........
........^~            colliding galaxies            ~^........
.......^~†      pawing at the skin from inside      †~^.......
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.....^~†$* †         dark         eyeballs        † *$†~^.....
....^~†$*§ †   †    black    hole   lensing   †   † §*$†~^....
...^~†$*§# †    hairs    full    of    glitter    † #§*$†~^...
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.^~†$*§###         a tiredness like yearning        ###§*$†~^.
..^~†$*§##            whole-body tension            ##§*$†~^..
...^~†$*§#   releasing. letting go. falling below   #§*$†~^...
....^~†$*§         dissapearing. dissolving         §*$†~^....
.....^~†$*                 exhaling                 *$†~^.....
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