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,&,&,&,,&, ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^~~~~ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, *******//////////////////////////******* ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, ##@@######&*^/~^, cave ,^~/^*&######@@## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, #####@@#&*^/~^, geometry ,^~/^*&#@@##### ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, ##########@@                @@########## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, #####@*                          *@##### ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, #       the name is a little mis-      # ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, ~  giving, because of course there is  ~ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, no real geometry  in the caves.  you may ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, feel as if  you are venturing into  some ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, vast  structure,  but  you are  in  fact ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, leaving any such thing at  the entrance. ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&,                                          ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&,     leaving physical tethers behind,     ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&,  submitting to an inescapable darkness,  ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, the world around you  becomes  more of a ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, manifestation   of   your  mind,  or   a ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, collective  mind,  with a  shape  and  a ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&,          direction and a taste.          ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&,,&,   inescapeable darkness, because if you  ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, bring  a  candle  or   mount  electrical ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, lights,   the   walls  only   serves  as ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, markers   to  where  the  tiny   spatial ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, existence ends and the darkness  beneath ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&,                it begins.                ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&,&&, like  an inverted  mandelbrot, the  real ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, cave is actually not  the  pockets,  but ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, the  black  around them.  keep  that  in ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&,                  mind.                   ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&,,&,           ,,,,^^^~~*#*~~^^^,,,           ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&,,&, the  moisture  that permeates  any  cave ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, worth it's  name...  it's the  water the ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, world  rose  from.  it's  the  water you ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&,         drown in, in your dreams.        ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&,&&, the only sounds in  the cave  are  those ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, that you  make  yourselves. they  may be ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, distorted  by the  stone  structure, and ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, amplified by  your  mind. try  not to be ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, alarmed,  try  to remember  the  persons ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, and  objects  around  you,  and you  can ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, discern  a   mirage   from   a   friend. ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&,&&,        ,                 ,       ,       ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, *   ^  ^         ^       ^   ^   *^      ,&,&,&,&,&
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,&,&,&,,&, #   /  @   ~   , #  @,   #   ~   ##  # # ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, # /^#^^#^ ~~^ ~/*#/^#^/ &#/&*#*  ##^ ~*# ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, #@#&#@##@#&#@ *&###*#@#*####@#@ ##@##@## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, ###@##@#@######@##@####@##@##@##@##@#### ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, ####@@@@########@@@##  ###@@@########### ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, ##@@    @@##@@##  ^     *   ^#@####@@@## ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, #@        #@  *         ,      @@@#  #@# ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, @#         @                    @@    @@ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, @          @                    @      @ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, #          #                    @      @ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, #          ^                    #      @ ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,&&, #                               /      # ,&,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&,,&, ,                                      # ,&,&,&,&,&
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