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##.#.#.#.# THE FERAL DREAM          ««««@ ««««@ ««@ #.#..#..#.
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.#.#.#.#.#     A GENTLE TRANSFORMATION OCCURS.      #.#.##.##.
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.#.#.#.#.#   THERE IS A TENSION THAT WASN'T THERE   #.#.##.##.
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##.#.#.#.#  POOL OF PRIMORDIAL WATER, A SHIVERING   #.#..#..#.
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.#.#.#.#.#  ESCAPING THROUGH THE GLASSLESS WINDOW.  #.#.##.##.
##.#.#.#.#      OUTSIDE, THE WORLD IS WAITING.      #.#..#..#.
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