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^*~:...... i  was at  the beach  and there was this ......:~*^
%^*~:..... person who  never  left the  water, with .....:~*^%
&%^*~:.... her  two  dogs.  large,  orange  dogs... ....:~*^%&
@&%^*~:... after watching  for a  while,  i went to ...:~*^%&@
#@&%^*~:..        swim, and they approached.        ..:~*^%&@#
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#@&%^*~:.. one   of   the   dogs   approached   me, ..:~*^%&@#
@&%^*~:... friendly, he showed  he his  teeth. they ...:~*^%&@
&%^*~:.... were sharp, very sharp. he licked  them. ....:~*^%&
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^*~:...... suddenly i was terrified,  i didn't know ......:~*^
*~:....... why, but  i was terrified of  the beach, .......:~*
~:........ of land.  but  not  of him.  not  of the ........:~
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..........   ~#~  . .   . .  .  .  . .   . .  ~#~   ..........
..........  ^   .  .  .                .  .  .   ^  ..........
.......... ^       the animal is beautiful,       ^ ..........
.......... ^   an inside-out version of a plant,  ^ ..........
.......... # a gorgeous, seeping, dripping thing, # ..........
.......... #   and you want to be a part of it,   # ..........
:......... ^     you want to be inside of it,     ^ .........:
~:........ ^   you want to be in the same place   ^ ........:~
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