§§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
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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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§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                   †  †                   §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                    ††                    §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨