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¨.~/%¤#### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/    /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ####¤%/~.¨
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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,               ##¤%/~.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.~/%¤##     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...              ###¤%/~.¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.~/%¤#  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.               #¤%/~.¨¨¨¨
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¨¨.~/%¤###                                          ###¤%/~.¨¨
¨.~/%¤####  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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