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&.....&&&& *..............the ocean...............* .&&&&.&.&.
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&...&&...& *.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.* &..&......
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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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