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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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...:~§£&@# ANIMAL  PART. IT'S COME TO BE ASSOCIATED #@&£§~:...
....:~§£&@ WITH  THE LIZARDS, AND  IT'S  TRUE  THAT @&£§~:....
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......:~§£ LIVES.  BUT AS  LONG AS YOURE AN ANIMAL, £§~:......
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.......... 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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..:~§£&@## 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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