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&.....&&&& # THE NAME IS A LITTLE MIS- # .&&.&.&.&&
&....&.... ~ GIVING, BECAUSE OF COURSE THERE IS ~ &.&&&&&&..
&...&&...& NO REAL GEOMETRY IN THE CAVES. YOU MAY &&.....&.&
&..&.&..&. FEEL AS IF YOU ARE VENTURING INTO SOME .&....&&&.
&.&&&&.&&& VAST STRUCTURE, BUT YOU ARE IN FACT &&...&..&&
&&...&&..& LEAVING ANY SUCH THING AT THE ENTRANCE. .&..&&.&..
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&&.&&&&&.. LEAVING PHYSICAL TETHERS BEHIND, .&&&&..&&&
.&&....&.. SUBMITTING TO AN INESCAPABLE DARKNESS, &...&.&...
&.&...&&.. THE WORLD AROUND YOU BECOMES MORE OF A &..&&&&...
&&&..&.&.& MANIFESTATION OF YOUR MIND, OR A &.&...&..&
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.&&&...... DIRECTION AND A TASTE. ..&.&.&&&.
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&.&&....&& INESCAPEABLE DARKNESS, BECAUSE IF YOU &....&.&&&
&&.&...&.& BRING A CANDLE OR MOUNT ELECTRICAL &...&&&...
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&.&.&.&&&. THE BLACK AROUND THEM. KEEP THAT IN &.&&&.&..&
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&&&&...&&. AMPLIFIED BY YOUR MIND. TRY NOT TO BE .&&.&...&.
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