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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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^......... THE  CAVE  IS  BUILT  IN,  AN  INTRINSIC .........^
.......... ANIMAL PART. IT'S COME TO BE  ASSOCIATED ..........
.......... WITH THE  LIZARDS, AND  IT'S  TRUE  THAT ..........
.......... THEY ARE  VERY  CLOSE  TO  IT  IN  THEIR ..........
.......... LIVES. BUT AS LONG AS  YOURE AN  ANIMAL, ..........
.......... IT'S ALWAYS THERE, CHANGING  SHAPE  WITH ..........
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:~^....... THE  MIND   IS   GOOD  AT   RELATIVIZING .......^~:
$:~^...... THINGS,  PLACING THEM WITHIN ITS CURRENT ......^~:$
&$:~^..... FRAME  OF   REFERENCE.  AND  THE  LIZARD .....^~:$&
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&$:~^..... EVERYTHING IS SPECIFIC, AND LOCAL.       .....^~:$&
$:~^...... THERE ARE NO GENERALIZATIONS. THERE IS   ......^~:$
:~^....... 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       ..........
.......... STONES ARE SLIPPERY. THE AIR IS INSIDE   ..........
.......... YOU.                                     ..........
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