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&.&.&.&&.. *.LIVING.GHOST.OF..THE.PRIMORDIAL SOUP.* .&.&.&.&..
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&.&.&..&.& WAVERING JUST OUT OF SIGHT .&.&.&.&.&
&.&.&.&&.. JUST OUTSIDE .&.&.&.&..
&.&.&..&.& 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 THERE'S BIRDS, .&.&.&.&..
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