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,&&,,,,&&&       ====  LEAKING IN BUT STILL COLORED &&&,,&&,,,
,,,,&&,,&&     ====   BY THE SIMULATION. IN REALITY &&,,,,,,&&
,&&,,,,,,,   ====          THE MYCELIAL NETWORK HAS &,,&&&&,,,
,,,,&&&&&& ====   OVERTAKEN EARTH AND PUT US UNDER. ,,,,&&,,&&
,&&,,&&&&& ==               IT'S P. MUCH THE MATRIX ,&&,,,,,,,
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,&&&&,,&&, THIS IS WHY  THE COLLECTIVE SUBCONSCIOUS ,&&,,&&&&,
,,&&,,,,,, WORKS.  SIMILARLY,  HISTORY   IS  ALWAYS ,,,,,,&&,,
&,,,,&&&&& DEFINED   BY  WHAT   WE  THINK  IT   IS. &&&&&,,,,&
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&,,,,,,&&& BATTLE  BETWEEN FUNGAL SPECIES?  ARE  WE &&&,,,,,,&
,,&&&&,,&& TOO   POWERFUL   AND  WILL   CREATE  THE &&,,&&&&,,
&,,&&,,,,, MUSHROOM  AGAIN,~~~~~~~~  ~  ~   INSIDE? &,,,,&&,,&
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&&&&&,,&&, DREAMS ARE OF THE  NETWORK.  "GATEWAY TO &,,,,&&&&&
&&&&,,,,,, OLD  EARTH".  MAYBE  OUTER/INNER  EARTH. ,,&&,,&&&&
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&&,,,,&&&& IN  THIS  REALITY  THERE  ARE  ONLY  TWO &&&&&&,,&&
&,,&&,,&&& MATERIALS:    "PLASTIC"    AND   "FRUIT" ,&&&&,,,,&
,,,,,,,,&& ~    (BASSICALLY   INORGANIC    AND    ~ ,,&&,,&&,,
&&&&&&&,,, ~    ~    ORGANIC    MATERIALS)   ~    ~ &,,,,,,,,&
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,&&&&,,,,& I'D PAY IN  BLOOD TO THIN OUT THE BORDER ,,,&&&&,,,
,,&&,,&&,, BETWEEN  DREAM  AND   REALITY.   BETWEEN &&,,&&,,&&
,,,,,,,,,, DREAM  AND DREAM.  LAST ONE TOLD ME THAT ,,,,,,,,,,
&&&&&&&&&& WORK WAS CAGING ME IN  A  DAMP AND  OILY &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& BASEMENT   JAIL   CELL.   ~   ~   ~   ~~ ,&&&&&&&&&
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&&&&&&&&&& THEY BRAINWASH ME AT  WORK BY  HAVING MY &,,&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& PASSWORD  BE  BAD FOR MY  FINGERS, MAKES ,,,,&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& ME PHYSICALLY ILL  TO TYPE IT,  AND THEN ,&&,,&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& THEY REJECT  FOURTY PERCENT  OF MY LOGIN ,,,,,,&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& ATTEMPTS   TO  HAVE  ME  TYPE  IT  MORE, &&&&&,,&&&
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&&&&&&&&&& I CALL AN EMERGENCY  HOTLINE:  "WE CAN'T &&&,,&&,,&
&&&&&&&&&& TELL YOU  WHAT'S  WRONG WITH  YOU.  YOUR &&,,,,,,,,
,&&&&&&&&& STORY  IS  YOUR  OWN,   NOBODY   ELSES." &,,&&&&&&,
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