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###&&^\~^. \.LIVING.GHOST.OF..THE.PRIMORDIAL SOUP.\ .^~\^&&###
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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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##&^^^\~^. IMPERMANENT, AND EXHAUSTION UNLOCKS IT. .^~\^^^&##
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#&^^^\\~^. 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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