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&,&,,&,&,&                    **                    ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&                   *  *                   ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*    *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&                   *  *                   ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,&                    **                    ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&                                          ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,&  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,&       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&                                          ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,&                    **                    ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&,&&,&,& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*  *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,&                    **                    ,&,&,&&,&,
&,&,&&,&,&                                          ,&,&,,&,&,
&,&,,&,&,&   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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