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#¶&$^†«-..       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        ..-«†^$&¶#
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#¶&$^†«-..    THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND   ..-«†^$&¶#
##¶&$^†«-.  BELLOWING THEIR MANIFEST, IN THE RAIN,  .-«†^$&¶##
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#¶&$^†«-..     AND SOMETHING FOLLOWED ME OUT, A     ..-«†^$&¶#
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#¶&$^†«-..    A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL     ..-«†^$&¶#
##¶&$^†«-.   THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND  .-«†^$&¶##
#¶&$^†«-..   FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A  ..-«†^$&¶#
##¶&$^†«-.  FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND  .-«†^$&¶##
#¶&$^†«-..           A PROMISE FOR MORE.            ..-«†^$&¶#
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#¶&$^†«-..  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ..-«†^$&¶#
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##¶&$^†«-.  A FEATHER BOA WRAPPED AROUND A VELVET   .-«†^$&¶##
#¶&$^†«-..  LIZARD, SURFACING FOR MILLISECONDS AT A ..-«†^$&¶#
##¶&$^†«-.    TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS.    .-«†^$&¶##
#¶&$^†«-..   BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE    ..-«†^$&¶#
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##¶&$^†«-.               WAY BACK UP.               .-«†^$&¶##
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#¶&$^†«-.. BUT I CANNOT GO. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD  ..-«†^$&¶#
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#¶&$^†«-..    THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR   ..-«†^$&¶#
##¶&$^†«-.   EYES ON ME ALREADY. THE FEELING WILL   .-«†^$&¶##
#¶&$^†«-..  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  ..-«†^$&¶#
##¶&$^†«-.        UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.       .-«†^$&¶##
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