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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.               ,,,,@@@,,,
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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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