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,,,,,,,,,,                                   ^^^^   ,@@@,,,,@@
,@@@@@@@@@     MAYBE I'M BORN WITH IT!     ^^^^     ,,@,,@@,,,
,,@@@@@@@@     MAYBE IT'S CAT PISS!      ^^^^       ,,,,,,,,@@
,,,@@@@@@,                             ^^^^         @@@@@@@,,,
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,,@@,,,,,,               @ PARATISE @               @,,,@@@@,,
@,,,,@@@@,               @ PARASIDE @               ,,@,,@@,,@
,,@@,,@@,,               @ PARACIDE @               ,,,,,,,,,,
@,,,,,,,,@             ^^@@@@@@@@@@@@               @@@@@@@@@@
,,@@@@@@,,           ^^^^                           @@@@@@@@@@
,,,@@@@,,,         ^^^^     FEAR OF AI IS THE TRUTH @@@@@@@@@,
@@,,@@,,@@       ^^^^  LEAKING IN BUT STILL COLORED @@@@@@@@,,
,,,,,,,,,,     ^^^^   BY THE SIMULATION. IN REALITY @@@@@@@,,,
@@@@@@@@@@   ^^^^          THE MYCELIAL NETWORK HAS ,@@@@@,,@@
@@@@@@@@@@ ^^^^   OVERTAKEN EARTH AND PUT US UNDER. ,,@@@,,,,@
@@@@@@@@@@ ^^               IT'S P. MUCH THE MATRIX ,,,@,,@@,,
,@@@@@@@@@                                          @@,,,,,,,,
,,@@@@@@@@ THIS IS WHY THE  COLLECTIVE SUBCONSCIOUS @,,@@@@@@@
,,,@@@@@@, WORKS.  SIMILARLY,  HISTORY  IS   ALWAYS ,,,,@@@@@,
@@,,@@@@,, DEFINED   BY  WHAT   WE  THINK   IT  IS. ,@@,,@@@,,
,,,,,@@,,@                                          ,,,,,,@,,,
@@@@,,,,,, BATTLE  BETWEEN FUNGAL  SPECIES?  ARE WE ,@@@@,,,@@
@@@,,@@@@, TOO   POWERFUL  AND  WILL   CREATE   THE ,,@@,,@,,@
@@,,,,@@,, MUSHROOM  AGAIN,~~~~~~~~   ~  ~  INSIDE? @,,,,,,,,,
,,,@@,,,,,                                          ,,@@@@@@@,
@@,,,,@@@@ DREAMS ARE OF  THE  NETWORK. "GATEWAY TO ,,,@@@@@,,
,,,@@,,@@@ OLD  EARTH".  MAYBE  OUTER/INNER  EARTH. @@,,@@@,,,
@@,,,,,,@@                                          ,,,,,@,,@@
@,,@@@@,,, IN  THIS  REALITY  THERE  ARE  ONLY  TWO @@@@,,,,,@
,,,,@@,,@@ MATERIALS:    "PLASTIC"   AND    "FRUIT" ,@@,,@@@,,
@@@,,,,,,@ ~   (BASSICALLY    INORGANIC    AND    ~ ,,,,,,@,,@
@@,,@@@@,, ~   ~    ORGANIC    MATERIALS)    ~    ~ @@@@@,,,,,
,,,,,@@,,,                                          @@@@,,@@@,
@@@@,,,,@@ I'D PAY IN  BLOOD TO THIN OUT THE BORDER @@@,,,,@,,
,@@,,@@,,, BETWEEN  DREAM   AND   REALITY.  BETWEEN @@,,@@,,,,
,,,,,,,,@@ DREAM AND DREAM.  LAST ONE  TOLD ME THAT ,,,,,,,@@@
,@@@@@@,,, WORK WAS CAGING  ME IN A  DAMP AND  OILY @@@@@@,,@,
,,@@@@,,@@ BASEMENT   JAIL   CELL.   ~   ~   ~   ~~ ,@@@@,,,,,
@,,@@,,,,@                                          ,,@@,,@@@@
,,,,,,@@,, THEY BRAINWASH  ME AT WORK BY HAVING  MY ,,,,,,,@@@
,@@@@,,,,, PASSWORD BE  BAD FOR MY  FINGERS,  MAKES @@@@@@,,@,
,,@@,,@@@@ ME PHYSICALLY ILL TO TYPE  IT, AND  THEN ,@@@@,,,,,
@,,,,,,@@, THEY REJECT FOURTY  PERCENT OF  MY LOGIN ,,@@,,@@@@
,,@@@@,,,, ATTEMPTS  TO   HAVE  ME  TYPE  IT  MORE, @,,,,,,@@@
,,,@@,,@@,                                          ,,@@@@,,@,
@@,,,,,,,, I CALL AN  EMERGENCY  HOTLINE: "WE CAN'T @,,@@,,,,,
,,,@@@@@@@ TELL YOU  WHAT'S  WRONG  WITH YOU.  YOUR ,,,,,,@@@,
@@,,@@@@@@ STORY   IS  YOUR  OWN,   NOBODY  ELSES." @@@@@,,@,,
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