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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.      ,,,,,,,,,.
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=«.,,,,,,,   FIRST, JUST AN ISOLATED PRICK IN THE   ,,,,,,,.«=
†=«.,,,,,,  FINGERS, WHICH COULD BE NOTHING. EXCEPT ,,,,,,.«=†
§†=«.,,,,,   THERE IS A TENSION THAT WASN'T THERE   ,,,,,.«=†§
#§†=«.,,,,                  BEFORE.                 ,,,,.«=†§#
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#¶#§†=«.,,    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.       ,,,,,,,.«=
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§†=«.,,,,,    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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