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