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.......,~†              .LIZARDRY                   †~,.......
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.....,~†^* ##      THE ART OF C,NNECTING            *^†~,.....
....,~†^*#        .    WITH THE OLD MIND            #*^†~,....
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..,~†^*###             MY MIND IS BEING SKEWED. MI  ###*^†~,..
.,~†^*####  SKELETON IS STRINGY AND OLD AND ALIEN   ####*^†~,.
..,~†^*###             THE SITUATION IS LITERALLY   ###*^†~,..
...,~†^*## PRESSED OUT THROUGH MY EYES, IT'S        ##*^†~,...
....,~†^*# ECHOING LIKE                             #*^†~,....
.....,~†^*             THE SUNSET OF THE ETERNAL    *^†~,.....
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.......,~†         PERSISTENTLY AGAINST MY EMULSION †~,.......
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.........,    IT'S UNGRASPABLE TO ME, WHAT OTHER    ,.........
..........   HUMANS ARE DOING AND ABSTRACTING,      ..........
..........  AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, WHAT TIME THEY USE? ..........
.......... HOW LONG A TIME HAS PASSED, FOR THEM?    ..........
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.........,   CONTINUOUSLY I'M CROWDING THROUGH      ,.........
........,~ . THE FOURTH WALL  ,OUTWARDS IS WHAT   . ~,........
.......,~† .. I'M THINKING BUT IT'S WRONG.. A NEW   †~,.......
......,~†^ . . NARRATOR IS INTRODUCED, OCCASIONALLY ^†~,......
.....,~†^* ,  , AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS ONE, DEEPER . *^†~,.....
....,~†^*# ,   , DOWN IN THE DRAGONS THROAT.        #*^†~,....
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