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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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