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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.               &,&&,&,&,&
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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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