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@.......@@ YOU CAN TAP INTO THE CAVE WHEREVER YOU @.........
.@......@. GO. WITH TRAINING, OR WITH DRUGS... @@........
..@....... SOME PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS LIKE THIS. .@@.......
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....@..... THE CAVE IS BUILT IN, AN INTRINSIC .@.@@.....
.....@.... ANIMAL PART. IT'S COME TO BE ASSOCIATED ...@@@....
......@... WITH THE LIZARDS, AND IT'S TRUE THAT ...@.@@...
.......@.. THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO IT IN THEIR .....@@@..
........@. LIVES. BUT AS LONG AS YOURE AN ANIMAL, .....@.@@.
.........@ IT'S ALWAYS THERE, CHANGING SHAPE WITH .......@@@
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.@@....... THE MIND IS GOOD AT RELATIVIZING @@.......@
.@@@...... THINGS, PLACING THEM WITHIN ITS CURRENT .@@.......
.@.@@..... FRAME OF REFERENCE. AND THE LIZARD .@@@......
...@@@.... BRAIN IS GOOD AT ABSOLUTES. IN THE END, .@.@@.....
...@.@@... THE BEST AND WORST THINGS ARE BOTH ...@@@....
.....@@@.. WITHIN HEARING RANGE. EVERYTHING ELSE ...@.@@...
.....@.@@. IS FORGOTTEN. .....@@@..
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@@.......@ EVERYTHING IS SPECIFIC, AND LOCAL. ..@......@
.@@....... THERE ARE NO GENERALIZATIONS. THERE IS @..@.....@
.@@@...... NO OBJECT PERMANENCE. WHAT YOU @@..@.....
.@.@@..... EXPERIENCE IS ACUTE, INEFFABLE, AND YOU @@@..@....
...@@@.... NEED TO ACT. EVERY SUBSECTION OF YOUR @.@@..@...
...@.@@... BODY HAS A CONSCIOUSNESS AND A VOICE. ..@@@..@..
.....@@@.. EVERYTHING YOU SEE CAN ALSO SEE YOU, ..@.@@..@.
.....@.@@. THROUGH THE PUPIL IN YOUR EYE. THE @...@@@..@
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