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..-«*%§§## *.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.* ##§§%*«-..
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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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...-«*%§§# 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 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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