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.......~~† †..............the ocean...............† †~~.......
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.....~~†$* †.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.† *$†~~.....
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...~~†$*#¶ ¶#*$†~~...
..~~†$*#¶# wavering just out of sight #¶#*$†~~..
.~~†$*#¶## just outside ##¶#*$†~~.
..~~†$*#¶# the termination shock of perception, #¶#*$†~~..
...~~†$*#¶ ¶#*$†~~...
....~~†$*# a roaring depth reduced to a gentle #*$†~~....
.....~~†$* swell upon the minds coast, *$†~~.....
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.......~~† invisible laps, claiming you, †~~.......
........~~ not reaching. ~~........
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........~~ but the body has limits, the barrier is ~~........
.......~~† impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it. †~~.......
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.....~~†$* with closed eyes and a fractured self, *$†~~.....
....~~†$*# the shooting star on it's way to the #*$†~~....
...~~†$*#¶ dark lake, ¶#*$†~~...
..~~†$*#¶# you can hear the waves as they speak. #¶#*$†~~..
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..~~†$*#¶# sometimes they're people, #¶#*$†~~..
...~~†$*#¶ sometimes there's birds, ¶#*$†~~...
....~~†$*# but there's always a warm alien embrace. #*$†~~....
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......~~†$ and this time they hit shore. $†~~......
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