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&..&&....& ##@@######&$^;~~. CAVE .~~;^$#####@@## &..&&&&..&
......&&.. #####@@#&$^;~~. GEOMETRY .~~;^$@@##### ....&&....
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&&&&..&&.. #####@$ $@##### ....&&..&&
&&&......& # 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. &..&&....&
&&....&&.. ......&&..
...&&..... 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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&&..&&..&& ......&&..
.........& 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. &&&&&&..&&
&&&&&..... .&&&&....&
&&&&..&&&& 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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