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,-«:*$&@@# IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT #@@&$*:«-,
,-«:$&@@## COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND ##@@&$:«-,
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,-«:*$&@## IN THE DARK, ##@&$*:«-,
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,-«:*$&@@# AND SOMETHING FOLLOWED ME OUT, A #@@&$*:«-,
,-«::***&@ YEARNING. A MEMORY OF BEING TOUCHED BY @&***::«-,
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,-«:*$$&&& THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND &&&$$*:«-,
,,,,--«**& FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A &**«--,,,,
,-«:$&@@## FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND ##@@&$:«-,
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,-«:*$&@@# LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN #@@&$*:«-,
,-«:*$$$@@ YOUR POCKET... @@$$$*:«-,
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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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,-«:*$&@@# BE TOO LARGE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M IN #@@&$*:«-,
,,,,,««**& 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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