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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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