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¨¨¨¨.«/%£¤  fingers, which could be nothing. except ¤£%/«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«/%£¤£   there is a tension that wasn't there   £¤£%/«.¨¨¨
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¨¨.«/%£¤£#    joy as a television static spreads    #£¤£%/«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«/%£¤£  slowly up the arms. (old limbs falling  £¤£%/«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«/%£¤        asleep for the last time.)        ¤£%/«.¨¨¨¨
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¨.«/%£¤£##   look away for a bit. but whatever's    ##£¤£%/«.¨
¨¨.«/%£¤£#   happening doesn't sound unpleasant.    #£¤£%/«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«/%£¤£   short breath, moans, bones breaking,   £¤£%/«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«/%£¤  maybe; but these are raptorous things,  ¤£%/«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«/%£¤£          they are exultations.           £¤£%/«.¨¨¨
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¨¨.«/%£¤£#    of life. but then, the evening sun    #£¤£%/«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«/%£¤£  finds something new on the floor. in a  £¤£%/«.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.«/%£¤£       fourlegger opens their eyes.       £¤£%/«.¨¨¨
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¨.«/%£¤£##    there is a second blooming, and a     ##£¤£%/«.¨
¨¨.«/%£¤£#    third, and a fourth. struggling to    #£¤£%/«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«/%£¤£  rise, finding the unexpected strength   £¤£%/«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«/%£¤  of the new body, falling headfirst into ¤£%/«.¨¨¨¨
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