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..&&&&...& ##      THE ART OF C.NNECTING            ...&.&&.&&
.&...&..&&        .    WITH THE OLD MIND            ..&&&.&&.&
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.&.&.&&&..             MY MIND IS BEING SKEWED. MI  &&.&.&&...
&&&&&..&..  SKELETON IS STRINGY AND OLD AND ALIEN   .&&&&.&...
....&.&&.&             THE SITUATION IS LITERALLY   &...&&&..&
...&&&.&&& PRESSED OUT THROUGH MY EYES, IT'S        &..&..&.&&
..&..&&... ECHOING LIKE                             &.&&.&&&.&
.&&.&.&..&             THE SUNSET OF THE ETERNAL    &&.&&..&&&
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&&....&&..         PERSISTENTLY AGAINST MY EMULSION &.&&&&&.&.
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&&..&&&&&.    IT'S UNGRASPABLE TO ME, WHAT OTHER    .&...&...&
.&.&....&&   HUMANS ARE DOING AND ABSTRACTING,      &&..&&..&.
&&&&...&..  AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, WHAT TIME THEY USE? .&.&.&.&&.
...&..&&.. HOW LONG A TIME HAS PASSED, FOR THEM?    &&&&&&&.&&
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&&&.......   CONTINUOUSLY I'M CROWDING THROUGH      ....&&&..&
..&....... . THE FOURTH WALL  .OUTWARDS IS WHAT   . ...&..&.&.
.&&......& .. I'M THINKING BUT IT'S WRONG.. A NEW   ..&&.&&&&.
&.&.....&& . . NARRATOR IS INTRODUCED, OCCASIONALLY .&.&&...&.
&&&....&.. .  . AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS ONE, DEEPER . &&&.&..&&&
..&...&&.& .   . DOWN IN THE DRAGONS THROAT.        ..&&&.&...
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