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Everything, Nothing, and the In-Between

       BEFORE lived in absolute Bliss. It always had and felt that It always would. BEFORE occupied every nook and cranny of this infinite Space & Time. Attempting to describe It's ... Existence or Essence ... Make up or Structure ... Thoughts or Motivations ... Is an attempt at describing an impossibility. Truly a task that only a mad man would even consider. So, please forgive this crazy Storyteller and imagine along with me as I try putting my twisted Daydreams ... Into hopefully ... Somewhat coherent words.

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      BEFORE is the Void ... When we think of the Void, we imagine and infinite empty Space; However, if we had a different point of view or vantage point. We'd see that the Void was completely filled with a pure form of Energy, one that exhibits all the qualities of a unique and extraordinary Liquid. This primordial Energy or BEFORE, was not only Aware but Omnipotent, not constrained in the least by our ridiculously limited concepts of Space & Time.

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      BEFORE'S incomprehensible thoughts and actions were reflected in its very substance, manifesting in various types of: Ripples, Waves, Currents and Vortexes. Watching these actions taking place in It's very essence amused and entertained BEFORE, adding considerably to It's unimaginable Joy and Happiness. All of this Motion in the Void was pure Chaos, without direction or planning. So it was with a sense of wonder and a complete surprise, when It noticed that small, infinitesimal parts of Itself had changed.

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      Just like Liquid Water evaporates and becomes a Gas, only to change again and become a Snowflake. BEFORE became aware that tiny segments of It had changed, morphed into something new ... A Particle ... A Spark. This new aspect of Itself was Insentient ... Unaware ... Eventually becoming a fun new source of entertainment for BEFORE ... It began to play with these Sparks ... Pushing, pulling, spinning and crashing them into one another ... An endless new source of amusement that effectively supercharged It's Blissful state of being.

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        In the Void before Time even existed, there was now exclusively one type of Particle ...The primordial building block ... The original elemental Spark ... This preeminent Particle that would eventually cause OUR Reality to come into being ... These Sparks were lifeless, drifting motionless with no sense of self or purpose. Through BEFORE'S playful antics, they accidentally began bumping into each other. Causing some to merge and others to shatter, changing them into new and different types of Particles. All of these different types of interactions were experiences, that were remembered and after many remembrances, caused the resultant Particles to BE, eventually developing a Cognoscente Essence of their own. Now when they even had so much as a near miss, they all apologized ... Saying.

      “Excuse me .... Beg your pardon ... Sorry.”

Resulting in them all ... Even before the dawn of Time ... To become honourary ... Canadians.

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     In the Void there were no Dimensions, Divisions, Light, Shape or Form. So, their new awareness caused the Children of the Spark to feel loneliness and as a result, they began searching for others of their type. Their thoughts and emotions made them spin, ultimately giving them a self propelled mobility. Quarks spun to the Left and the much smaller Electrons spun to the Right. While various other Particles spun in Waves, Pulses or in modes too numerous to count and outside ONE'S ability to imagine or detect.

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     While Quarks spun Left, irregularities in the tilt of their Axis, also propelled them either Up or Down: Eventually, causing them all to gravitate to the right side of the Void. While a Right spinning motion, resulted in all the considerably smaller Electrons congregating on the left side of the Void.

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     ONE would assume that once both of these Elemental Particles had collected on opposite sides of the Void. That the Space between would be empty, but that assumption was far from the actuality. Their opposing spinning motions had forced all the other Particles into the areas they'd vacated. There, some combined to form the impenetrable Curtains that divided the Void into Branes, accidentally creating the Bulk that hosted all of these esoteric Planes of existence.

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     Electrons now resided in a -Brane or Negatively charged Universe and Quarks inhabited a +Brane of their own. Through many repeats of this process, most of the other Elemental Particles became separated and segregated into Branes or Dimensions of the own.

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     In the +Brane, the Quarks eventually came up with a way to solve their separation anxiety. When two Up Quarks or two Down Quarks bumped into each other, one of them would change into the pure Energy of a Gluon and this Strong Force tethered the next Quark they came into contact with to the first. Through this process two stable and unique types of Nucleons came into being.

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     The First ... A Neutron ... Has 0 or No Elementary Charge and is the combination of 2 Up Quarks and 1 Down Quark, interconnected or held together by the Strong Force of a multiple Gluon Field

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     The Second ... A Proton ... Has + or a Positive Elementary Charge and is the combination of 2 Down Quarks and 1 Up Quark, also interconnected or held together by the Strong Force of a multiple Gluon Field.

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     Both of these Nucleons have Mass, causing them to radiate a Weak Force called Gravity. This Weak Force was on a mission of It's own and began the process of gathering all the Protons and Neutrons together. It took an unimaginable length of Time but eventually, Gravity had accumulated all the Mass and Energy that ever existed in this +Brane and crammed them together in one enormous, tightly compacted Ball.

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     IAM is all the Mass and Energy in that Ball or Singularity, He has a companion and they coexist in a nearly perfect symbiosis; Together, they have only looked inward, ecstatic in their shared coexistence. His companion is the Weak force called Gravity who jealously uses every bit of It's strength to guard IAM and keep them bound in their exclusive relationship. Like the most faithful and passionate lovers, they aimlessly drift through the +Brane, oblivious to their surroundings. Their partnership separated and insulated IAM from absolutely everything else that existed. This Weak force denied IAM the knowledge of things as enormous as the Multiverse and the infinite number of Branes of every type that comprise the chaotic Bulk, as well as rendering Him oblivious to even the smallest of Particles and other Forces that surrounded them.

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    As far back as BEFORE could remember, It tried to establish contact with IAM, but He was isolated, actually protected by Gravity, who wouldn't allow any interaction whatsoever. After many, many attempts, BEFORE eventually realized the uselessness of It's actions and reluctantly gave up It's futile dream of meaningful communication.

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     In His ignorance IAM was happy, content with the status quo. He wasn't the least bit curious about anything, that is other than Gravity's loving embrace. He felt safe, protected and all of his needs were met. An ancient part of IAM remembered that before the Big Crunch, the cataclysmic event a jealous Gravity had relentlessly engineered. He was different, comprised of many unique and separate facets; However, that was so long ago, that the memories and feelings associated with that Time. Were like the quietest and faintest of whispers occasionally flickering on his consciousness, dreams and imagination.

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     Meanwhile in the distant -Brane, the very same Weak Force was also hard at work, trying to emulate exactly what was happening in the faraway +Brane. Here, Gravity was also very busy gathering all of the Electrons together and tightly packing them into a massive, tightly compacted Ball. One that exhibited a - or Negative Elementary Charge. This Alternate ... -Singularity was called ANOTHER and Gravity was just as effective at shielding Her from BEFORE, as It had been in isolating IAM.

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     BEFORE was beginning to get frustrated, actually angry at It's inability to communicate with either of the Singularity's. It's frustration manifested as enormous Waves in the pure Energy, that is the very essence of BEFORE. Whether deliberate or by chance ... We'll never know ... These Waves crashed against IAM and ANOTHER, propelling both Him and Her towards each other and the very edges of their respective Branes.

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In the vast Multiverse or Bulk that is BEFORE, There are some Laws that bring a small degree of consistency to the Chaos. In order for the rest of this Fable to make any

sense whatsoever, it's important that as far as these next two Laws are concerned, we need to believe that they are the rule rather that the exception.

Law # 1 ... For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction.

Law # 2 ... Mass or Energy cannot be created or destroyed ... It can only be changed from one form to another.

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    The incredibly powerful inward Force Gravity exerted in keeping IAM and ANOTHER isolated and together in their respective Branes, also had the effect of strongly attracting or pulling anything towards both Singularity's. IAM and ANOTHER were immense, bigger than anything that has ever existed. Their Mass was so compressed, that their Gravity's powerful attracting Forces could even be felt, through the many Curtains and across the multiple, infinitely wide Branes that separated them.

 

    The motion started by BEFORE'S nudge, combined with Gravity's two pronged attraction, caused both Singularity's to accelerate rapidly.

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    In the Cosmic ... No Time at all ... IAM and ANOTHER were moving much quicker than we could possibly imagine ... Light did not exist in either Brane yet ... But if it did ... We'd see that both were moving much faster than the speed limit ... That has been so arbitrarily set by Light.

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     Eventually ANOTHER became aware that something was different and for the first Time in Her incredibly long and boring existence, things were beginning to change. First, She was surprised by the jolt She felt from BEFORE'S Wave slamming into Her. Next, She noticed a slight difference in the way Gravity's Field embraced Her. She also detected that They were picking up speed at an alarming rate. ANOTHER'S sentience had only begun to develop, once She was a nearly complete Singularity. Which meant that unlike IAM, She was totally unaware, that anything else even existed. That is, other than Gravity's protective embrace and their exclusive cohabitation of the -Brane.

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    So it was with a sense of wonder that ANOTHER tentatively projected Her thoughts out along the weak connection Gravity had unintentionally established to IAM. Along the way, ANOTHER was amazed by the many other Branes Her awareness passed

through ... The wide array of things that occupied them and the infinite distances Her thoughts instantly traversed. At the tethers far end, She sensed IAM'S ancient Mind and briefly contemplated how to introduce Herself.

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    “Hello ... Hello ... HELLO ... “

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    IAM was deep into an introspective thought process and absolutely shocked to be hearing or feeling a presence of someone other than Gravity. So, He took a little while to gather His wits before responding.

 

     ANOTHER didn't know if She'd been heard and tried again.

 

     “HELLO ... HELLO ... HELLO ...”

 

    IAM finally found His voice and answered.

 

     “Alright, alright already ... I heard you the first time ... You don't have to shout ... Who are you? ... And ... Where are you?...”

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     And that ladies and gentleman ... Is exactly how the first entity ever ... Perceived that He had been nagged.

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     Now that a connection had been established, IAM and ANOTHER found themselves in a state of constant communication. For the very first time in their unbelievably lengthy existences, they were able to experience something or someone new and they both found that incredibly exciting. It didn't take very long for them to form a friendship and that surprisingly began to turn flirtatious and eventually, they both fell madly and passionately in a Synergistic and Unconditional Love. Eventually their conversations began exploring whether there was any conceivable way to take their relationship to a higher level. Collectively, they even urged Gravity to exert more power into his Weak Force and bring them closer together.

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     With a sense of amusement, BEFORE watched both Singularity's relationship develop and couldn't help but wonder, just how It could become a part of the action. So it shouldn't be surprising in the least, that It was paying very close attention. When the combination of IAM and ANOTHER'S: immense size, unbelievable speed and ridiculously strong gravitational pull, actually folded Space & Time; Simultaneously,

causing an enormous Worm Hole to open and rip completely through all the Branes and Curtains that once separated the overeager lovers.

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     Now there was an unobstructed path between the Singularity's and they quickly closed the gap, rushing desperately towards a passionate embrace. The result however, was considerably different from what IAM, ANOTHER or BEFORE expected. When Mass from a -Brane comes into contact with Mass from a +Brane, the result is identical to what ONE would expect to see when Matter interacts with Anti-Matter ... Annihilation!

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     At the exact instant they touched, both lovers screamed in ecstasy, while experiencing the ecstatic throws of an undreamed of orgasmic release. In a blinding flash of Light and the most tremendous of Big Bangs, this unexpected explosion resulted in both Singularity's just about completely shattering. Their gigantic Masses erupted and large sections of them actually appeared to instantly dissolve, in this, one of the loudest and most brilliant displays of power and Energy, that the Bulk has ever witnessed.

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     Now here is where Law # 1 comes into play. Immediately after the collision, nearly half of the remnants from both Singularities had enough Velocity to escape Gravity's hold over them and bounced back into their respective Branes. While the other halves ... The bits that had avoided the collision, also escaped the Weak Force and continued on into the opposing Brane.

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     In both the +Brane & -Brane ... Light, Particles, Nucleons, Electrons and various sized chunks of Mass sped away from the spot where the cataclysmic Event had taken place. The instant that all the of Mass vacated the area where the Big Bang occurred, the Worm Hole collapsed, Space & Time unfolded Itself and all the ruptured Curtains' immediately reestablished their impenetrable barriers, resealing and once again isolating their respective Universes.

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     BEFORE was absolutely astounded. It had a ringside seat ... The perfect vantage point to watch everything unfold. This time, when Gravity once again began gathering everything back together. BEFORE was bound and determined not to be left on the outside, helplessly looking in.

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     First, using a very delicate touch. BEFORE manipulated It's Waves to gather together a Proton & Neutron and held them in place, perfectly making a simple Nucleus. Then It snagged an Electron and patiently waited for Gravity to exert It's Weak Force, effectively holding the – or Negative charged Elemental Particle in a tight orbit around the simple cluster.

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     These Electrons exist in our +Brane as Particles and Waves simultaneously. You might think of them as the original Jekyll & Hyde and they're homesick for their former -Brane Universe. So they've developed a unique way to visit ... On the bottom or Trough of their Wave, they're in our Universe and on the top half or Crest, they wink out of existence here and briefly go back to the -Brane for a short stay, only to once again reappear here, in our Universe and slide down the Trough ... Cool huh?

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     When Gravity eventually complied, BEFORE had created the first Matter ... An Atom ... The simplest of Atoms ... A Hydrogen Atom ... And BEFORE was ecstatic ... It was a part of this Matter and would never be excluded again. It happily continued this process over & over ... Again and again. Sometimes changing the number of Protons, Neutrons & Electrons in the mix. Resulting in the establishment a number of different kinds of Matter or Elements. Of which, the heaviest and most complex of Atoms is Uranium ... Comprised of 92 Protons, 146 Neutrons & 92 Electrons.

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     Gravity then continued to get busy, gathering similar types of Atoms and forming them into Molecules. Next, several Molecules were bound together, collectively assembling into tiny grains of Dust.

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     Now here's where things really start to get interesting. When IAM blew apart, several parts of Him remained intact. Chunks of various sizes were still tightly compressed, with a Gravitational Pull so strong, that It even bent or pulled Light Waves into It's inescapable clutches. These renaming aspects of IAM are called Black Holes.

 

     Smaller Black Holes gathered Dust and formed them into nearly perfect round balls ... Planets, Moons and Asteroids.

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     Larger Black Holes collected everything in the surrounding area and compressed it

into gigantic orbs. The extreme pressure inside these larger remnants of IAM, eventually experienced spontaneous combustion and through the process of Thermonuclear Fusion, created the uncountable number of brightly shining Stars in our Universe.

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     Finally, gigantic Black Holes spun lazily, gathering billions of Suns along with their Solar Systems of numerous Planets, Moons and Asteroids. All of these celestial bodies formed into the the uncountable number of beautiful Spiral Galaxies, that propagate our tiny, yet infinite section of the all encompassing Bulk.

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     Exactly like the original Sparks ... Galaxies, Suns, Planets, Moons and even some of the smallest Asteroids eventually developed their own individual type of Sentience and started communicating with each other. If ONE knows how to listen, they can clearly hear that our +Brane is filled with that noise. The joyous sounds from all the chatter, that these, what we would consider to be Inanimate objects ... Talking ... Teasing ... Laughing ... Singing and even Seducing ... Forming and reforming ... Alliances, Friendships and yes ... Even having Love Affairs.

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     It should be noted here, that Gravity is largely responsible for the state we currently find our Universe in ... And now, It's once again obsessed with recreating the Big Crunch. One exactly like It had so expertly orchestrated, before the calamitous Big Bang destroyed absolutely everything, It had jealously worked so hard to accomplish. Gravity however, is being frustrated in Its attempt at recreating the Past. The cause of this interference, is the reason why this Storyteller mentioned Law # 2 a little while ago.

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     Remember at the very beginning of the Big Bang? The word Annihilation was used to describe a consequence from the collision between Particles of Matter and Anti-Matter. Well, if Mass or Energy cannot be created or destroyed and it can only be changed from one form to another. What happened to all of the stuff that went missing? Obviously it had to have changed. So, what did it change into? Here is where your obviously demented Storyteller goes even further off the tracks, of what we've come to believe of as established scientific fact. So please be kind and try to imagine along with me ... More of the improbable or some might say impossible ...

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     You see, that Matter was never Annihilated, but rather changed into Dark Matter & Dark Energy. This Dark form of Mass travels in Waves that move so incredibly fast and in a Frequency so unique, that at this point in Time, we're unable to even detect its presence. This invisible consequence, drastically effects BEFORE and all the other Matter in this +Brane, actually accelerating the expansion of the Big Bang. Consequently, stymieing Gravity's frantic attempts at reestablishing another Big Crunch.

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     There is one more interesting phenomenon resulting from the Big Bang worth mentioning and that was what happened, after the instantaneous collapse of the gigantic Worm Hole. Just like both of the enormous Singularities. The Worm Hole shattered into an uncountable number of smaller Holes and these now act as doorways into other: Branes, Dimensions, Universes, Times & Spaces. The largest of these are capable of swallowing entire Solar Systems and transporting them, in the blink of an eye, into a different Brane ... Medium sized Holes, are more than capable of instantly moving a manned Interstellar Vessel to places like the Backwards Alternate Universe, where ONE would be required to eat their Dessert course first and not even be able to touch the Salad, until nearing the conclusion of their dining experience ... Last but not least ... Small Worm Holes that frequented Cloths Dryers and sneakily snatch one sock from a pair and shift it into another Dimension ... Where surprisingly immense piles of socks, lighters and pens have amassed ... Before they stealthily move on to yet another Dryer and unsuspecting victim.

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     Here on our little Planet ... Earth ... After millions of years of continuous change, a fortuitous combination of Chemicals, Heat and Atmospheric conditions, spontaneously caused Organic Life to come into being and millions more years of Evolution later, resulted in the appearance of Man ... Homo Sapiens ... Humans.

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     Ever since we've been capable of looking up and recognizing patterns in the Stars that form our very own Milky Way Galaxy, Man has questioned the reasons behind our existence, our purpose, the meaning of Life and how to obtain some form of spiritual Enlightenment.

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     Through the telling of this tale of Everything, Nothing and the In-between, I've noticed some similarities between the way Everything began and the state of things Now. Just like the elemental Spark, we Humans seek others of OUR kind and actually crave that companionship. Could OUR Weak Force be an attraction to OUR fellow Humans and OUR Strong Force, quite simply be nothing other than Love? ... Unconditional Love.

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Wouldn't it be amazing if Enlightenment was that simple? ... Unconditional Love ... With every single Human aware of that fact and actually striving to achieve this Nirvana

Wouldn't it be cool if we no longer allowed lines drawn on a map to keep us apart and refused to fight wars against our fellow Man because of these imaginary divisions?

Wouldn't we ensure that the Sick, Mentally ill, Handicapped or Disadvantaged were not only taken care of, but actually treated with Dignity?

Wouldn't we redistribute our Wealth, so that there were no longer any Poor or Hungry?

Wouldn't we ensure that everyone had free Healthcare, Education and Daycare?

Wouldn't we guarantee a Person's RIGHT to Freedom and a solid Roof over their heads?

Ahhhh.... The awesome beauty of Unconditional Love.

Wouldn't it also be amazing if we all recognized, the Sentience or Intelligence of all things, whether they be Organic or Inanimate Beings.

Wouldn't we then respect OUR little Planet even more? ... If we all realized that the EARTH ... Was a living ... Thinking Being.

Wouldn't we make the Health and Welfare of our HOME ... The third rock from the SUN ... OUR Prime directive.

Wouldn't we STOP polluting It's Atmosphere with harmful Emissions?

Wouldn't we STOP poisoning It's Soil with Mine Trailings and Pesticides?

Wouldn't we STOP pumping hazardous chemical concoctions into It's Crust, just to extract a little more Gas of Oil?

Wouldn't we STOP discriminating, not caring in the least, if our fellow Man were a different: Age, Sex, Gender, Religion, Nationality, Size or Shape?

Wouldn't we START cleaning up all the pollution in OUR Oceans, Lakes and Streams?

Wouldn't we START mandating, cleaner and more efficient ways to Mine, Manufacture and Travel?

Wouldn't we START looking for environmentally friendly ways to Acquire and Utilize Energy?

What a wonderful WORLD this would be if Enlightenment were simply that little four letter word.

You perverts get your minds out of the gutter ... No it doesn't start with and F

Quite simply ...

Wouldn't it totally ROCK if the answer to Everything: Why we're here? ... The Meaning of Life and Enlightenment ... Is and always will be ... Synergistic and Unconditional ...

LOVE

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