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.......... \..............the ocean...............\ ..........
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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,     .....:«\^&
#&^\«:....                                          ....:«\^&#
£#&^\«:... 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.    ..........
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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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