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 ¨         STILL UNKNOWN TO  ME, OTHER THAN THROUGH         , 
              DREAMS*. APPARENTLY MADE FOR MAKING             
           HOLES. THEY MAY BE  DARK AND MONOCHROME.           
  §                     THEY MAY NOT.                         
                                                              
           WHITE  POWDER,  DOSED  BY  WAY  OF  KEY?  ¨        
                                                              
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           *A  RED  CYLINDER,  WIDE  AS  A  FINGER.           
                GLOSSY FRECKLED CERAMICS, WITH                
               SOMETHING ORGANIC INSIDE, BEING                
           CORRUPTED  BEFORE YOUR EYES - TURNING TO  ,        
           ASH, BUT THERE'S  NO FLAME. YOU  HOLD IT           
           UP  TO  YOUR NOSE, SUCK  IT  IN  WITH  A           
           SHARP  INHALE.  EXIT  TO  THE   BALCONY.           
                                                              
           HERE  ON  THE  FIFTH  FLOOR, WITH A VIEW           
           OVER  THE  PARKING  LOT,   THINGS  START           
                 FOLDING INTO EACH OTHER, LIKE             .  
      ,     COLLAPSING A CARDBOARD BOX. DIMENSIONS            
        =     BECOMING FLAT AND ADJACENT. PRESSED             
           INTO  EACH OTHER. CREASES ARE  FLATTENED           
           OUT,  DISTANCES DISAPPEAR, THE  WORLD IS           
 :         MANGLED  DOWN  TO  TWO  DIMENSIONS.  AND    $      
           SUDDENLY  LIGHT  FALLS  ON  THE  EDGE OF           
           EVERYTHING RATHER THAN THE  SURFACE:  IT           
                   ALL GOES COMPLETELY DARK.          ^       
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