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¨¨¨-~=†@¶#                                          #¶@†=~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~=†@¶                                          ¶@†=~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~=†@ THE FERAL DREAM          ~~~~¶ ~~~~¶ ~~¶ @†=~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~=†                                          †=~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ = 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~                                          ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨