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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.            £%†*~:,,,,
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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.    †*~:,,,,,,
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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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