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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.                §§§§,,§§§§
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§,,§§§§§§§  ESCAPING THROUGH THE GLASSLESS WINDOW.  ,§,,§§,,§§
,,,,§§§§§§      OUTSIDE, THE WORLD IS WAITING.      ,,,,,,,,,§
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