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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                    \\                    ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                   \  \                   ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§ «««««««««««««««««\    \««««««««««««««««« ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                   \  \                   ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                    \\                    ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ ««««««««««««««««««\  \«««««««««««««««««« ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                    \\                    ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§    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.               ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§ 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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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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