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