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.,~/§§*@## WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT ##@*§§/~,.
....~~/§@# JUST OUTSIDE #@§/~~....
....,/*@## THE TERMINATION SHOCK OF PERCEPTION, ##@*/,....
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.,~/§*@@## A ROARING DEPTH REDUCED TO A GENTLE ##@@*§/~,.
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.,~/§*@### 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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.,~/§*@@@# BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WARM ALIEN EMBRACE. #@@@*§/~,.
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.......~§@ AND THIS TIME THEY HIT SHORE. @§~.......
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