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..&.&&..&. @@      THE ART OF C-NNECTING            .&&.....&.
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..&...&.&&  SKELETON IS STRINGY AND OLD AND ALIEN   &..&.&&...
...&....&&             THE SITUATION IS LITERALLY   &&...&&&..
....&...&. PRESSED OUT THROUGH MY EYES, IT'S        &&&..&.&&.
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&.....&...             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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