§§§§§§§¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§§§§§§¨§¨                                          §§§¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ the feral dream          ----@ ----@ --@ §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ **************************************** §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ * event: ingestion of three hundred    * §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ * and sixty micrograms of selatenine   * §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ **************************************** §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨     a gentle transformation occurs.      §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨   first, just an isolated prick in the   §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨ fingers, which could be nothing. except  §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨   there is a tension that wasn't there   §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                  before.                 §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨    joy as a television static spreads    §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨  slowly up the arms. (old limbs falling  §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨        asleep for the last time.)        §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨  next is a private moment, and we must   §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨   look away for a bit. but whatever's    §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨    happening doesn't sound unpleasant.   §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨   short breath, moans, bones breaking,   §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨  maybe; but these are raptorous things,  §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨           they are exultations.          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨  for a split second, the room is devoid  §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨    of life. but then, the evening sun    §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨  finds something new on the floor. in a  §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨   pool of primordial water, a shivering  §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨       fourlegger opens their eyes.       §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨     there is a second blooming, and a    §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨    third, and a fourth. struggling to    §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨  rise, finding the unexpected strength   §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨  of the new body, falling headfirst into §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                new urges.                §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨  escaping through the glassless window.  §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨      outside, the world is waiting.      §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§