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~:........ YOU CAN  TAP  INTO THE CAVE WHEREVER YOU ........:~
†~:....... GO.  WITH  TRAINING,  OR  WITH  DRUGS... .......:~†
$†~:...... SOME  PEOPLE  ARE  ALWAYS   LIKE   THIS. ......:~†$
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@££$†~:... ANIMAL PART. IT'S COME TO  BE ASSOCIATED ...:~†$££@
#@££$†~:.. WITH  THE  LIZARDS, AND IT'S  TRUE  THAT ..:~†$££@#
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$†~:...... THE  MIND  IS   GOOD   AT   RELATIVIZING ......:~†$
†~:....... THINGS,  PLACING THEM WITHIN ITS CURRENT .......:~†
~:........ FRAME  OF  REFERENCE.  AND   THE  LIZARD ........:~
:......... BRAIN IS GOOD AT ABSOLUTES.  IN THE END, .........:
.......... THE  BEST  AND  WORST  THINGS  ARE  BOTH ..........
..........  WITHIN HEARING RANGE. EVERYTHING ELSE   ..........
..........              IS FORGOTTEN.               ..........
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.......... EVERYTHING IS SPECIFIC, AND LOCAL.       ..........
.......... THERE ARE NO GENERALIZATIONS. THERE IS   ..........
.......... NO OBJECT PERMANENCE. WHAT YOU           ..........
:......... EXPERIENCE IS ACUTE, INEFFABLE, AND YOU  .........:
~:........ NEED TO ACT. EVERY SUBSECTION OF YOUR    ........:~
†~:....... BODY HAS A CONSCIOUSNESS AND A VOICE.    .......:~†
$†~:...... EVERYTHING YOU SEE CAN ALSO SEE YOU,     ......:~†$
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££$†~:.... STONES ARE SLIPPERY. THE AIR IS INSIDE   ....:~†$££
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