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###@%$*~^¨           IF YOU'RE AN ANIMAL            ¨^~*$%@###
##@%$*~^¨¨           YOU NEED TO BREATHE            ¨¨^~*$%@##
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$*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ IMAGINE  CLEAR   AIR  IN  A  COLD  GROVE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*$
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   A STRONG AND SOVEREIGN CONNECTEDNESS   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IS  ACHIEVED.  THE  POISON  IS  REMOVED, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ VENTED AWAY. MAYBE THERE  IS  A SCENT OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             TREES, OR FERNS.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨#¨                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I  WAKE UP NAKED  ON  THE  SHOWER FLOOR. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ITS EARLY IN THE MORNING,  I HEAR BIRDS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THERE  IS NO OXYGEN  LEFT  -  THE AIR IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             TOO DAMP AND HOT.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE  MOST  PRIMAL OF  INSTINCTS MAKES ME ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*
$*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨   CRAWL THROUGH THE UNKNOWN APARTMENT    ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*$
%$*~^¨¨¨¨¨ TOWARD A  SLIGHTLY LIGHTER SQUARE ON THE ¨¨¨¨¨^~*$%
@%$*~^¨¨¨¨                DARK WALL.                ¨¨¨¨^~*$%@
#@%$*~^¨¨¨ THE  WINDOW IS HARD TO  OPEN,  BUT I GET ¨¨¨^~*$%@#
##@%$*~^¨¨ THERE.   THEN  I   SLUMP  HALF  MY  BODY ¨¨^~*$%@##
###@%$*~^¨                 OUTSIDE.                 ¨^~*$%@###
##@%$*~^¨¨ FINALLY,  I   DRAW   AIR.   I   BREATHE! ¨¨^~*$%@##
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