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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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