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¨~~^*%¤@@# IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT #@@¤%*^~~¨
¨~~^*%¤@## COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND ##@¤%*^~~¨
¨~~^*%¤@@@ CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES... @@@¤%*^~~¨
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¨~~^*%¤@@@ IN THE DARK, @@@¤%*^~~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~*¤ 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. ¤%%%%*^~~¨
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¨~~^*%¤@@@ LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN @@@¤%*^~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~**¤ YOUR POCKET... ¤**~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~~^*%¤@@@ 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 @¤*^^^^~~¨
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¨~^*%¤@@## 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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