¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                    ::                    §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                   :  :                   ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»:    :»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                   :  :                   ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                    ::                    §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§        CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...       §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                    ::                    §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»:  :»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                    ::                    §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§    THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND   §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨  BELLOWING THEIR MANIFEST, IN THE RAIN,  ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§               IN THE DARK,               §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§     AND SOMETHING FOLLOWED ME OUT, A     §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨  YEARNING. A MEMORY OF BEING TOUCHED BY  ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§     A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL    §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨   THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND  ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§  FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A   §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨  FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND  ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§            A PROMISE FOR MORE.           §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨              YOUR POCKET...              ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨  A FEATHER BOA WRAPPED AROUND A VELVET   ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§  LIZARD, SURFACING FOR MILLISECONDS AT A §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨    TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS.    ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§    BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE   §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ WITH THEM, WITH THEIR KIND. EASY TO GET  ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§   WASHED AWAY FROM THE TETHER, FROM THE  §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨               WAY BACK UP.               ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§  BUT I CANNOT GO. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨  BE TOO LARGE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M IN   ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§   THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR    §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨   EYES ON ME ALREADY. THE FEELING WILL   ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨        UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.       ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                    ::                    ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                   :  :                   §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»:    :»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                   :  :                   §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                    ::                    ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨