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,&&&,,,,&&  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  &,,,,,,,,,
,,&,,&&,,&         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ,,&&&&&&&&
,,,,,,,,,,        CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...       &,,&&&&&&,
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,,&&&&&&&& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;  ;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,,&&
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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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