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&,&&&&&&&, THE  SEA PRETENDS  TO  BE  A  COMPLETELY ,,&&&,&,&&
,&&,,,,,,& FLAT SURFACE SPANNING FURTHER  THAN  THE &,&,,&&&&,
,&,&,,,,,& THOUGHT OF IT, WHICH IS PARTIALLY  TRUE. ,&&&,&,,,&
&&&&&,,,,& BUT OUTSIDE  OF  A MAP IT  IS  DECIDEDLY &&,,&&&,,&
,,,,,&,,,& MORE  VIOLENT,  BEING MADE  UP  OF  VAST &,&,&,,&,&
&,,,,&&,,&   AMOUNTS OF PURPOSEFUL WATER, MOVING    ,&&&&&,&&&
,&,,,&,&,&    TOWARD SOME SECLUDED BUT IMPORTANT    ,&,,,,&&,,
,&&,,&&&&&                 DESTINY.                 ,&&,,,&,&,
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&&&&&&&,,, A  PERMANENT  PROCESSION ON LAND  FLOODS &,&&&,&,,,
&,,,,,,&,, THE EARTH,  WEATHERS  THE  FORESTS,  AND ,&&,,&&&,,
&&,,,,,&&, SLOWLY  SUBMERGES THE GREEN. BUT ANOTHER ,&,&,&,,&,
&,&,,,,&,& EXPANSE   IS   TAKING   PLACE,   IN  THE ,&&&&&&,&&
,&&&,,,&&& OPPOSITE  DIRECTION  - THE  ANIMALS THAT ,&,,,,,&&,
,&,,&,,&,, INHABIT  THE  DIRT  ARE  BUILDING  PATHS ,&&,,,,&,&
&&&,&&,&&,    ELEVATED ABOVE THE MIRES, BUILDING    ,&,&,,,&&&
,,,&&,&&,& TEMPLES  AT  THE  WATERS EDGE,  BUILDING ,&&&&,,&,,
,,,&,&&,&&         DWELLINGS IN THE REED...         ,&,,,&,&&,
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