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~^,,,,,,,, cold boiling asphalt and ,,,,,,,,^~
^,,,,,,,,, crimson emergency flares... ,,,,,,,,,^
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§@*;~^,,,, bellowing their manifest, in the rain, ,,,,^~;*@§
#§@*;~^,,, in the dark, ,,,^~;*@§#
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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. ,,,,,,,^~;
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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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#§@*;~^,,, 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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