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..&.&&&...  SKELETON IS STRINGY AND OLD AND ALIEN   &...&&.&&.
.&&&..&...             THE SITUATION IS LITERALLY   &..&.&&.&.
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&&..&&&&.&             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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