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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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