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