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&.&..&.&&. . . &.&.&.&.&.
&.&.&&..&. . THE DREAM . &.&.&.&.&.
&.&..&.&&. . OF BEING SWALLOWED . &.&.&.&.&.
&.&.&&..&. . BY THE BEAST. . &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&.&&..&. # INSIDE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # &.&.&.&.&.
&.&..&.&&. . AN ANIMAL . AS IF . TO BE SAFE &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&.&&..&. THE DREAM OF RESTING INSIDE ANOTHER &.&.&.&.&.
&.&..&.&&. ANIMAL. THATS HOW IT STARTS, &.&.&.&.&.
&.&.&&..&. ~~. WITH THE DREAM, .~~ &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&.&&..&. BUT THIS TIME I WAS CURIOUS OF WHERE IT &.&.&.&.&.
&.&..&.&&. WAS GOING, &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&..&.&&. == ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ == &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&..&.&&. THE FIRST GATE IS THE LIPS &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&..&.&&. . . TO GET AT THE THROAT. . &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&..&.&&. 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. &.&.&.&.&.
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&.&.&&..&. ============= (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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