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,,,,,,,,,,             ,             ,              ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,,              , THE DREAM  ,              ,,,,,,,,,~
*~,,,,,,,,          , OF BEING SWALLOWED ,          ,,,,,,,,~*
$*~,,,,,,,            , BY THE BEAST. ,             ,,,,,,,~*$
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###*$*~,,, #      INSIDE     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     # ,,,~*$*###
####*$*~,, , AN  ANIMAL  ,  AS  IF  ,  TO  BE  SAFE ,,~*$*####
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$*~,,,,,,, THE  DREAM  OF  RESTING  INSIDE  ANOTHER ,,,,,,,~*$
*~,,,,,,,, ANIMAL.    THATS    HOW    IT    STARTS, ,,,,,,,,~*
~,,,,,,,,, ~,,     WITH     THE     DREAM,      ,,~ ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,,          ~,,####~,,###~,,####~,          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BUT  THIS TIME I WAS CURIOUS OF WHERE IT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WAS                               GOING, ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,, #**            ~~~~~~~~~~            **# ,,,,,,,,,~
*~,,,,,,,, ** ~~ ~~ ~~  ~~  ~~ ~~  ~~ ~~  ~~  ~~ ** ,,,,,,,,~*
$*~,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,~*$
*$*~,,,,,, THE    FIRST    GATE    IS    THE   LIPS ,,,,,,~*$*
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##*$*~,,,, ,   ,  TO   GET   AT   THE   THROAT.   , ,,,,~*$*##
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####*$*~,, TO  BE  FALLING  INTO  THE  WATER,   THE ,,~*$*####
###*$*~,,, OCEAN, THE VOID,  BUT IT MUST BE DONE IN ,,,~*$*###
##*$*~,,,, THE RIGHT WAY - IN  A VERY SPECIFIC WAY. ,,,,~*$*##
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~,,,,,,,,,          ,,,,*,~~,**,**********          ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,, *********************      ************* ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  IT'S NOT A BAD FEELING, AT FIRST. IT'S  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   SLOW... GRACEFUL... BUT THEN IT GETS   ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,,          TOO MUCH AND YOU FAINT.         ,,,,,,,,,~
*~,,,,,,,,    *#,,*~,,,,~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*******    ,,,,,,,,~*
$*~,,,,,,,  ************* (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE ,,,,,,,~*$
*$*~,,,,,,                TO NATURE)                ,,,,,,~*$*
#*$*~,,,,,    *#,,*~,,,,~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*******    ,,,,,~*$*#
##*$*~,,,,  ************* (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE ,,,,~*$*##
###*$*~,,,     TO THE BEAST THAT IS EVERYTHING)     ,,,~*$*###
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###*$*~,,,   ************* (ONLY THROUGH ITS HELP)  ,,,~*$*###
##*$*~,,,,    *#,,*~,,,,~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** (VERY   ,,,,~*$*##
#*$*~,,,,, HARD TO GET HERE WITHOUT THE AID OF THE  ,,,,,~*$*#
*$*~,,,,,,   BEAST) *** (STATE WHERE THE HUMAN IS   ,,,,,,~*$*
$*~,,,,,,,     SUBMERGED IN THE ANIMAL) *** **      ,,,,,,,~*$
*~,,,,,,,,    (BECOMING THE ANIMAL) *** (FORGET     ,,,,,,,,~*
~,,,,,,,,, EVERYTHING ELSE) *** ** (MY SOUL IS THE  ,,,,,,,,,~
,,,,,,,,,,   BEAST'S SOUL) *** (A SLUDGY SENSE OF   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    SATISFACTION. IT'S GOOD) *** (IT'S    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   GOOD) *** ** (BREATHING HEAVILY) ***   ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,,     *** ** (THE TWO SOULS WILL MOVE      ,,,,,,,,,~
*~,,,,,,,,  TOGETHER) *** (MERGE AND DISSOLVE) ***  ,,,,,,,,~*
$*~,,,,,,,   (COLLECTIVE BODY) *** (REARRANGED AND  ,,,,,,,~*$
*$*~,,,,,,   REORDERED) *** (THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT  ,,,,,,~*$*
#*$*~,,,,,               SO IMPORTANT)              ,,,,,~*$*#
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