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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨             ¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨ the dream  ¨              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          ¨ of being swallowed ¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:
$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨            ¨ by the beast. ¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
§$:«:¨¨¨¨¨                  ¨   ¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$§
@§$:«:¨¨¨¨ #@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨¨¨:«:$§@
£@§$:«:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:«:$§@£
@£@§$:«:¨¨ #     inside     ««««««««««««««««      # ¨¨:«:$§@£@
#@£@§$:«:¨ ¨  an  animal  ¨  as  if ¨  to  be  safe ¨:«:$§@£@#
@£@§$:«:¨¨                                          ¨¨:«:$§@£@
£@§$:«:¨¨¨           ¨¨####@#¨¨¨###¨¨¨###¨          ¨¨¨:«:$§@£
@§$:«:¨¨¨¨ «:¨####         «:¨###«:¨         ####«¨ ¨¨¨¨:«:$§@
§$:«:¨¨¨¨¨ «:¨####         «:¨###«:¨         ####«¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$§
$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ the  dream  of  resting  inside  another ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ animal.    thats    how    it    starts, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ «:¨      with     the     dream,     ¨:« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          «:¨####«:¨###«:¨####«¨          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ but this time i was curious of  where it ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ was                               going, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @::            ««««««««««            ::@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ :: «« «« ««  «« ««  ««  «« ««  ««  «« :: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the    first    gate    is    the   lips ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨   ¨   to   get   at   the  throat.   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ to  be  falling  into  the   water,  the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:
$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ocean, the void, but it  must be done in ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
§$:«:¨¨¨¨¨ the  right way - in a very specific way. ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$§
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@£@§$:«:¨¨             :::::::::::::::«:            ¨¨:«:$§@£@
#@£@§$:«:¨     ::::::«««::«:::«::::««««::::::::     ¨:«:$§@£@#
@£@§$:«:¨¨          ::::::««::::::::::::::          ¨¨:«:$§@£@
£@§$:«:¨¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::      ::::::::::::: ¨¨¨:«:$§@£
@§$:«:¨¨¨¨  it's not a bad feeling, at first. it's  ¨¨¨¨:«:$§@
§$:«:¨¨¨¨¨   slow... graceful... but then it gets   ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$§
$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨         too much and you faint.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    :#:::«::::«:«««««««««««««««:::::::    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ::::::::::::: (you will feel very close  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                to nature)                ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    :#:::«::::«:«««««««««««««««:::::::    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ::::::::::::: (you will feel very close ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     to the beast that is everything)     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    :#:::«::::«:«««««««««««««««:::::::    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ::::::::::::: (only through its help)   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    :#:::«::::«:«««««««««««««««:: (very   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ hard to get here without the aid of the  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   beast) ::: (state where the human is   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     submerged in the animal) ::: ::      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     (becoming the animal) ::: (forget    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:
$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨  everything else) ::: :: (my soul is the ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
§$:«:¨¨¨¨¨   beast's soul) ::: (a sludgy sense of   ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$§
@§$:«:¨¨¨¨    satisfaction. it's good) ::: (it's    ¨¨¨¨:«:$§@
£@§$:«:¨¨¨   good) ::: :: (breathing heavily) :::   ¨¨¨:«:$§@£
@£@§$:«:¨¨     ::: :: (the two souls will move      ¨¨:«:$§@£@
#@£@§$:«:¨  together) ::: (merge and dissolve) :::  ¨:«:$§@£@#
@£@§$:«:¨¨   (collective body) ::: (rearranged and  ¨¨:«:$§@£@
£@§$:«:¨¨¨   reordered) ::: (the individual is not  ¨¨¨:«:$§@£
@§$:«:¨¨¨¨              so important)               ¨¨¨¨:«:$§@
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