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.^~;*$@#@# JUST OUTSIDE #@#@$*;~^.
.^~;*$@#@# THE TERMINATION SHOCK OF PERCEPTION, #@#@$*;~^.
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.^~;*$@#@@ INVISIBLE LAPS, CLAIMING YOU, @@#@$*;~^.
.^~;*@#@## NOT REACHING. ##@#@*;~^.
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.^~;*$@#@# IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT. #@#@$*;~^.
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.^~;*$@#@# DARK LAKE, #@#@$*;~^.
.^~;*$@#@# YOU CAN HEAR THE WAVES AS THEY SPEAK. #@#@$*;~^.
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.^~;*$@#@# SOMETIMES THEY'RE PEOPLE, #@#@$*;~^.
.^~;*$@#@# SOMETIMES THERE'S BIRDS, #@#@$*;~^.
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