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.^~†††*### WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT               ###*†††~^.
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.^~†*&#¶¶# 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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.^~†*&#### IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT.  ####&*†~^.
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......^~*# WITH CLOSED EYES AND A FRACTURED SELF,   #*~^......
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