##@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@##
##@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@##
@@¤%~^^... ...^^~%¤@@
#@@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@@#
##@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@##
##@¤@%^~^. 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. .^~^%@¤@##
##@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@##
##@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@##
##@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@##
##@¤@%^~^. .^~^%@¤@##
@@@^^..... .....^^@@@