§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ THE FERAL DREAM          ----@ ----@ --@ ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ : EVENT: INGESTION OF THREE HUNDRED    : ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ : AND SIXTY MICROGRAMS OF SELATENINE   : ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨     A GENTLE TRANSFORMATION OCCURS.      ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨   FIRST, JUST AN ISOLATED PRICK IN THE   ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§  FINGERS, WHICH COULD BE NOTHING. EXCEPT ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨   THERE IS A TENSION THAT WASN'T THERE   ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                  BEFORE.                 ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§    JOY AS A TELEVISION STATIC SPREADS    ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨  SLOWLY UP THE ARMS. (OLD LIMBS FALLING  ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§        ASLEEP FOR THE LAST TIME.)        ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§   NEXT IS A PRIVATE MOMENT, AND WE MUST  ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨   LOOK AWAY FOR A BIT. BUT WHATEVER'S    ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§    HAPPENING DOESN'T SOUND UNPLEASANT.   ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨   SHORT BREATH, MOANS, BONES BREAKING,   ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§  MAYBE; BUT THESE ARE RAPTOROUS THINGS,  ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨           THEY ARE EXULTATIONS.          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨  FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THE ROOM IS DEVOID  ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§    OF LIFE. BUT THEN, THE EVENING SUN    ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨  FINDS SOMETHING NEW ON THE FLOOR. IN A  ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§   POOL OF PRIMORDIAL WATER, A SHIVERING  ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨       FOURLEGGER OPENS THEIR EYES.       ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨    THERE IS A SECOND BLOOMING, AND A     ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§    THIRD, AND A FOURTH. STRUGGLING TO    ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨  RISE, FINDING THE UNEXPECTED STRENGTH   ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ OF THE NEW BODY, FALLING HEADFIRST INTO  ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                NEW URGES.                ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨  ESCAPING THROUGH THE GLASSLESS WINDOW.  ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§      OUTSIDE, THE WORLD IS WAITING.      ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨