,,,--*=£## ##£=*--,,,
,,,...*=£# #£=*...,,,
,,.-*==££# #££==*-.,,
,.-*=££##@ @##££=*-.,
,.-*=££#@@ @@#££=*-.,
,.-*=££### ** ###££=*-.,
,,,,,,-=££ * * ££=-,,,,,,
,,,,,,.-=£ -----------------* *----------------- £=-.,,,,,,
,.-*=££#@@ * * @@#££=*-.,
,,,,,,--=£ ** £=--,,,,,,
,,,,.**=££ ££=**.,,,,
,.-*=££#@# IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT #@#££=*-.,
,,,,,,-*=£ COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND £=*-,,,,,,
,.-*=££#@# CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES... #@#££=*-.,
,.-*=££#@# #@#££=*-.,
,.-*=££#@# ** #@#££=*-.,
,,,,.-=£## ------------------* *------------------ ##£=-.,,,,
,.-*=££#@# ** #@#££=*-.,
,,,,,.*£## ##£*.,,,,,
,,,,,-=££# 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. ##@#££=*-.
,,,,-*==£@ @£==*-,,,,
,.-*=££#@# #@#££=*-.,
,.-*=££#@# 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. #@#££=*-.,
,.-*=££#@# #@#££=*-.,
,,,,,,-=££ ** ££=-,,,,,,
,,,,-=££## * * ##££=-,,,,
,.-*=££### -----------------* *----------------- ###££=*-.,
,.-*=££#@# * * #@#££=*-.,
,,,,,-==£# ** #£==-,,,,,
,.-*££#@## ##@#££*-.,
,.-*=££££@ @££££=*-.,
,.-*=££#@@ @@#££=*-.,
,,,,..*=£# #£=*..,,,,
,.-*=£#@## ##@#£=*-.,
,,,,,.-*££ ££*-.,,,,,