§$†/~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§
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###§$†/~,¨                                          ¨,~/†$§###
##§$†/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/†$§##
#§$†/~,¨¨¨ the feral dream          ~~~~# ~~~~# ~~# ¨¨¨,~/†$§#
§$†/~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§
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†/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ / event: ingestion of three hundred    / ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/†
/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ / and sixty micrograms of selatenine   / ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/
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/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/
†/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨      a gentle transformation occurs.     ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/†
$†/~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~/†$
§$†/~,¨¨¨¨   first, just an isolated prick in the   ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§
#§$†/~,¨¨¨ fingers, which could be nothing. except  ¨¨¨,~/†$§#
##§$†/~,¨¨   there is a tension that wasn't there   ¨¨,~/†$§##
###§$†/~,¨                 before.                  ¨,~/†$§###
##§$†/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/†$§##
#§$†/~,¨¨¨    joy as a television static spreads    ¨¨¨,~/†$§#
§$†/~,¨¨¨¨  slowly up the arms. (old limbs falling  ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§
$†/~,¨¨¨¨¨        asleep for the last time.)        ¨¨¨¨¨,~/†$
†/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/†
/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   next is a private moment, and we must  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    look away for a bit. but whatever's   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   happening doesn't sound unpleasant.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/
†/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨   short breath, moans, bones breaking,   ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/†
$†/~,¨¨¨¨¨  maybe; but these are raptorous things,  ¨¨¨¨¨,~/†$
§$†/~,¨¨¨¨           they are exultations.          ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§
#§$†/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/†$§#
##§$†/~,¨¨  for a split second, the room is devoid  ¨¨,~/†$§##
###§$†/~,¨    of life. but then, the evening sun    ¨,~/†$§###
##§$†/~,¨¨  finds something new on the floor. in a  ¨¨,~/†$§##
#§$†/~,¨¨¨  pool of primordial water, a shivering   ¨¨¨,~/†$§#
§$†/~,¨¨¨¨       fourlegger opens their eyes.       ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§
$†/~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~/†$
†/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨    there is a second blooming, and a     ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/†
/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    third, and a fourth. struggling to    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  rise, finding the unexpected strength   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ of the new body, falling headfirst into  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/
†/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                new urges.                ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/†
$†/~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~/†$
§$†/~,¨¨¨¨  escaping through the glassless window.  ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§
#§$†/~,¨¨¨      outside, the world is waiting.      ¨¨¨,~/†$§#
##§$†/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/†$§##
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##§$†/~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~/†$§##
#§$†/~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~/†$§#
§$†/~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~/†$§