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.^~=^@&¶## OK  THIS  IS  SO  WEIRD FOR ME,  HOLD ON ##¶&@^=~^.
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.^~=^@&¶## I'M  IN A FUNNEL,  I'M  IN ONE OF  THOSE ##¶&@^=~^.
.^~=^@&¶@#     SPEED METER THINGS, I'M ZOOMING      #@¶&@^=~^.
...^^=@@&¶      THROUGH, NEVER REACHING THE END     ¶&@@=^^...
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.^~^@&¶@## AND NOW THE WIND  IS  CONSCIOUSNESS  AND ##@¶&@^~^.
.^~=^@&¶## THE FUNNEL  IS MY BODY - WHEN I'M INSIDE ##¶&@^=~^.
......~^@¶ I  FAIL  TO SEE THAT  I'M ALL  THE  SAME ¶@^~......
....^=^^^&          THING, WE'RE THE SAME           &^^^=^....
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.^~=^^^&&& ONE  WINTER  DAY  I  THINK  YEAR  TWENTY &&&^^^=~^.
.^~=^@&¶## ELEVEN OR MAYBE EARLIER,  POSSIBLY  MUCH ##¶&@^=~^.
.......~^& EARLIER, I WALKED OUT  ALONE ON THE LAKE &^~.......
.^~=^@&¶@# FOLLOWING   A    FOX   TRAIL,   A   THIN #@¶&@^=~^.
.^~=^@&¶@# SNOW-COVERED  ICE,  A STUPID  GIRL,  AND #@¶&@^=~^.
.^~=^@&¶## THE FOX  WRAPS  HIS TAIL AROUND ME, IT'S ##¶&@^=~^.
.^~=^@&¶@# IMPOSSIBLY LARGE,  AND I'M  BURROWED, IT #@¶&@^=~^.
.....~^&&@        FEELS NICE, AND THAT'S THAT       @&&^~.....
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