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.&.&&.&.&. . THE DREAM . &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. . OF BEING SWALLOWED . &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. . BY THE BEAST. . &.&.&..&.&
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.&.&&.&.&. # INSIDE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. . AN ANIMAL . AS IF . TO BE SAFE &.&.&.&&.&
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.&.&&.&.&. THE DREAM OF RESTING INSIDE ANOTHER &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. ANIMAL. THATS HOW IT STARTS, &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. ~.. WITH THE DREAM, ..~ &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. ~..####~..###~..####~. &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. BUT THIS TIME I WAS CURIOUS OF WHERE IT &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. WAS GOING, &.&.&.&&.&
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.&..&.&.&. THE FIRST GATE IS THE LIPS &.&.&.&&.&
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.&..&.&.&. . . TO GET AT THE THROAT. . &.&.&.&&.&
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.&..&.&.&. TO BE FALLING INTO THE WATER, THE &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. OCEAN, THE VOID, BUT IT MUST BE DONE IN &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. THE RIGHT WAY - IN A VERY SPECIFIC WAY. &.&.&.&&.&
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.&.&&.&.&. IT'S NOT A BAD FEELING, AT FIRST. IT'S &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. SLOW... GRACEFUL... BUT THEN IT GETS &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. TOO MUCH AND YOU FAINT. &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. =#..=~....~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~======= &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. ============= (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. TO NATURE) &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. =#..=~....~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~======= &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. ============= (YOU WILL FEEL VERY CLOSE &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. TO THE BEAST THAT IS EVERYTHING) &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. =#..=~....~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~======= &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. ============= (ONLY THROUGH ITS HELP) &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. =#..=~....~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~== (VERY &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. HARD TO GET HERE WITHOUT THE AID OF THE &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. BEAST) === (STATE WHERE THE HUMAN IS &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. SUBMERGED IN THE ANIMAL) === == &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. (BECOMING THE ANIMAL) === (FORGET &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. EVERYTHING ELSE) === == (MY SOUL IS THE &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. BEAST'S SOUL) === (A SLUDGY SENSE OF &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. SATISFACTION. IT'S GOOD) === (IT'S &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. GOOD) === == (BREATHING HEAVILY) === &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. === == (THE TWO SOULS WILL MOVE &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. TOGETHER) === (MERGE AND DISSOLVE) === &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. (COLLECTIVE BODY) === (REARRANGED AND &.&.&..&.&
.&..&.&.&. REORDERED) === (THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT &.&.&.&&.&
.&.&&.&.&. SO IMPORTANT) &.&.&..&.&
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