Just started experiencing repetitions with the characters

Here’s a sample output…it keeps going unless I stop it.  This is Venice Large BTW…

The air shimmers above the blacktop, heat rising in wavy ripples like gasoline on a wavy puddle. The sun’s still high, but the air feels different now—thicker, like it’s holding its breath. The sun’s still high, but the air feels different now—thick, like it’s holding its stream.

A low hum of a lawn mower two blocks over. The distant clink of a wind chime at Mrs. Dern’s. The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river.

The river