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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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#@£%=†~^.. 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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