,:~\^&&@@# #@@&&^\~:,
,:~~\^&&&@ @&&&^\~~:,
,:~\^&&&&@ @&&&&^\~:,
,:~\^^^^&& &&^^^^\~:,
,,,,:\&&&@ @&&&\:,,,,
,,,,,,:~^& 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. #@@&&^\~:,
,:~\^&&@## ##@&&^\~:,
,:~~\\&&&@ @&&&\\~~:,
,,,,,~~^^& &^^~~,,,,,
,:~\^&&@@# #@@&&^\~:,
,:~\^&&@@# #@@&&^\~:,