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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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