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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, .&..&.&..&
.&..&&&... &&.&&&&.&.
&&.&..&..& 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. .&..&&.&..
&.&&&&..&. &&.&.&&&..
&&...&.&&& 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. &.&..&.&&&
&..&&...&& &&&.&&&..&
&.&.&..&.. sometimes they're people, ..&&..&.&.
&&&&&.&&.& sometimes there's birds, .&.&.&&&&&
....&&.&&& but there's always a warm alien embrace. &&&&&.....
...&.&&..& ....&.....
..&&&.&.&. and this time they hit shore. ...&&.....
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