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.....:«*=§                                          §=*«:.....
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...:«*=§¤@ *......................................* @¤§=*«:...
..:«*=§¤@# *..............the ocean...............* #@¤§=*«:..
.:«*=§¤@## *......................................* ##@¤§=*«:.
..:«*=§¤@# *.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.* #@¤§=*«:..
...:«*=§¤@ *......................................* @¤§=*«:...
....:«*=§¤                                          ¤§=*«:....
.....:«*=§ wavering just out of sight               §=*«:.....
......:«*=                             just outside =*«:......
.....:«*=§ the termination shock of perception,     §=*«:.....
....:«*=§¤                                          ¤§=*«:....
...:«*=§¤@ a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      @¤§=*«:...
..:«*=§¤@# swell upon the minds coast,              #@¤§=*«:..
.:«*=§¤@##                                          ##@¤§=*«:.
..:«*=§¤@# invisible laps, claiming you,            #@¤§=*«:..
...:«*=§¤@                 not reaching.            @¤§=*«:...
....:«*=§¤                                          ¤§=*«:....
.....:«*=§ but the body has limits, the barrier is  §=*«:.....
......:«*= impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it.  =*«:......
.....:«*=§                                          §=*«:.....
....:«*=§¤ 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.    ##@¤§=*«:.
..:«*=§¤@#                                          #@¤§=*«:..
...:«*=§¤@ sometimes they're people,                @¤§=*«:...
....:«*=§¤ sometimes there's birds,                 ¤§=*«:....
.....:«*=§ but there's always a warm alien embrace. §=*«:.....
......:«*=                                          =*«:......
.....:«*=§ and this time they hit shore.            §=*«:.....
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...:«*=§¤@                                          @¤§=*«:...
..:«*=§¤@#                                          #@¤§=*«:..
.:«*=§¤@##                                          ##@¤§=*«:.
..:«*=§¤@#                                          #@¤§=*«:..