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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, &.&.&&..&.
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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, &.&..&.&&.
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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, &.&..&.&&.
&.&.&.&.&. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WARM ALIEN EMBRACE. &.&.&&..&.
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&.&.&.&.&. AND THIS TIME THEY HIT SHORE. &.&.&&..&.
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