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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    &..&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&..& OCEAN                                    ....&&&&&&
&&&&&&....         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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