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,,,,,,,,^-                                          -^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-:  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  :-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-:=         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         =:-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-:=@       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        @=:-^,,,,,
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,,,^-:=@#¶   THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND    ¶#@=:-^,,,
,,,,^-:=@#  BELLOWING THEIR MANIFEST, IN THE RAIN,  #@=:-^,,,,
,,,,,^-:=@               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.           :-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-:=                                          =:-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-:=@  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  @=:-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-:=               WAY BACK UP.               =:-^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ 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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