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.-~†^*#@## †..............the ocean...............† ##@#*^†~-.
..-~†^*#@# †......................................† #@#*^†~-..
...-~†^*#@ †.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.            #@#*^†~-..
.-~†^*#@##                                          ##@#*^†~-.
..-~†^*#@# but the body has limits, the barrier is  #@#*^†~-..
...-~†^*#@ impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  @#*^†~-...
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.....-~†^* 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. #*^†~-....
...-~†^*#@                                          @#*^†~-...
..-~†^*#@# and this time they hit shore.            #@#*^†~-..
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