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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,               #¨#¨#¨##¨#
¨¨¨#####¨#                                          ######¨###
¨¨#¨¨¨¨##¨     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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