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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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