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,,,,,,,,,~ :,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,: ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~: :,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the ocean,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,: :~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:† :,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,: †:~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~:†§ :,living,ghost,of,,the,primordial soup,: §†:~,,,,,,
,,,,,~:†§# :,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,: #§†:~,,,,,
,,,,~:†§#@                                          @#§†:~,,,,
,,,~:†§#@# wavering just out of sight               #@#§†:~,,,
,,~:†§#@##                             just outside ##@#§†:~,,
,,,~:†§#@# the termination shock of perception,     #@#§†:~,,,
,,,,~:†§#@                                          @#§†:~,,,,
,,,,,~:†§# a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      #§†:~,,,,,
,,,,,,~:†§ swell upon the minds coast,              §†:~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:†                                          †:~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~: invisible laps, claiming you,            :~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~                 not reaching.            ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~:                                          :~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:† 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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