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¨¨§§§§§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§§§¨§§ 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.      ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§