¨§§¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§ THE FERAL DREAM          ====@ ====@ ==@ ¨§§§§¨¨§§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨ **************************************** §¨¨§§§§§§§
¨§§§¨§§§¨¨ * EVENT: INGESTION OF THREE HUNDRED    * §¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨§¨§ * AND SIXTY MICROGRAMS OF SELATENINE   * §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨§¨§§§§ **************************************** ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨     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.      ¨§¨§¨§¨§§§
§§¨¨§§¨§§§                                          §§§§§§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨§