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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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