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..#.#..#.# a dystopian mc donalds  toilet steals my .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##.. agency.  too much agency already in this .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.# room.  saturated. i can  only do what it .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##.. wants    in    the   way    it    wants. .#.##..#.#
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.##.#.##.. ~    ;    ~    ~    ;    ~    ~   ;    ~ .#.##..#.#
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.##.#.##.. but:  in  a  miracolous  fraction  of  a .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.# second,  its true  thoughts slip through .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##.. to  me, previously  unheard even by  its .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.# builders  (the room  was  thought  to be .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##..         without consciousness).          .#.##..#.#
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.##.#.##.. the  room  thinks  about creatures lying .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.# down,   going  off  to   sleep,   making .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##..  themselves comfortable first... is this .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.# only  optimizing a resting  position for .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##.. the  body?  or  is  there  another  will .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.#                 involved?                .#..#.##.#
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..#.#..#.#      a dark listening taking place,      .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##..            a silent concert.             .#.##..#.#
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.##.#.##.. is  there  another  desire  injected  at .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.#   hypnagogia? something from the other   .#..#.##.#
.##.#.##..           side, guiding them,            .#.##..#.#
..#.#..#.#         arranging their bodies.          .#..#.##.#
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