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....&&..&. OK  THIS IS SO  WEIRD  FOR  ME,  HOLD ON &...&....&
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.&..&&&&&. I'M  IN A  FUNNEL,  I'M  IN ONE OF THOSE .&&.&.&..&
&&&.&....&      SPEED METER THINGS, I'M ZOOMING     &&.&&&&&.&
...&&&...&     THROUGH, NEVER REACHING THE END      &.&&....&&
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&&.&&.&&.& AND NOW THE WIND  IS  CONSCIOUSNESS  AND &&.&&&..&&
..&&.&&.&& THE FUNNEL IS MY BODY - WHEN  I'M INSIDE &.&&..&.&.
..&.&&.&&. I FAIL  TO SEE  THAT I'M  ALL  THE  SAME &&&.&.&&&&
&.&&&.&&.&           THING, WE'RE THE SAME          &..&&&&...
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&..&.&.&&. ONE  WINTER  DAY  I  THINK  YEAR  TWENTY ..&&&..&&.
&&.&&&&&.& ELEVEN  OR MAYBE EARLIER, POSSIBLY  MUCH &.&..&.&.&
..&&....&& EARLIER,  I WALKED OUT ALONE ON THE LAKE &&&&.&&&&&
&.&.&...&. FOLLOWING    A   FOX   TRAIL,   A   THIN ....&&....
&&&&&&..&& SNOW-COVERED ICE,  A  STUPID  GIRL,  AND &...&.&...
&.....&.&. THE FOX  WRAPS HIS TAIL AROUND ME,  IT'S &&..&&&&..
&&....&&&& IMPOSSIBLY LARGE,  AND I'M  BURROWED, IT &.&.&...&.
&.&...&...       FEELS NICE, AND THAT'S THAT        .&&&&&..&&
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