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@¨@¨@¨@@¨¨ THE FERAL DREAM          ====@ ====@ ==@ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@@¨¨ ======================================== @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@ = 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.)        @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@@¨¨  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.          @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@  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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