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,^«*††%%#@         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         @#%%††*«^,
,,,,^*%%##       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        ##%%*^,,,,
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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    #@##%†*«^,
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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   ##%***^^,,
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,^«*†%###@        UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.       @###%†*«^,
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