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&&,&,&,&&,                    **                    &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                   *  *                   &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*    *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                   *  *                   &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,                    **                    &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        &,&,&,&,&,
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&&,&,&,&&,                    **                    &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*  *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,                    **                    &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,    THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND   &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,  BELLOWING THEIR MANIFEST, IN THE RAIN,  &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,               IN THE DARK,               &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,     AND SOMETHING FOLLOWED ME OUT, A     &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,  YEARNING. A MEMORY OF BEING TOUCHED BY  &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,    A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL     &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,  THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND   &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,  FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A   &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,  FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND  &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,            A PROMISE FOR MORE.           &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,              YOUR POCKET...              &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,   A FEATHER BOA WRAPPED AROUND A VELVET  &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&, LIZARD, SURFACING FOR MILLISECONDS AT A  &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,    TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS.    &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,   BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE    &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,  WITH THEM, WITH THEIR KIND. EASY TO GET &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,  WASHED AWAY FROM THE TETHER, FROM THE   &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,               WAY BACK UP.               &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,  BUT I CANNOT GO. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,   BE TOO LARGE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M IN  &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,    THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR   &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,   EYES ON ME ALREADY. THE FEELING WILL   &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,        UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.       &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                    **                    &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,                   *  *                   &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*    *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ &,&,&,&,&,
&&,&,&,&&,                   *  *                   &,&,&,&,&,
,&,&,&,,&,                    **                    &,&,&,&,&,
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