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#¶&@:::::. OK  THIS  IS  SO  WEIRD FOR ME,  HOLD ON .:::::@&¶#
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&%%:~~:... I'M IN A FUNNEL, I'M  IN  ONE  OF  THOSE ...:~~:%%&
##¶&@%:~:.     SPEED METER THINGS, I'M ZOOMING      .:~:%@&¶##
&&%%::....      THROUGH, NEVER REACHING THE END     ....::%%&&
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&%::::::.. AND  NOW THE  WIND IS CONSCIOUSNESS  AND ..::::::%&
##¶&@%:~:. THE FUNNEL IS MY BODY  - WHEN I'M INSIDE .:~:%@&¶##
&&%%::.... I  FAIL  TO SEE THAT  I'M  ALL THE  SAME ....::%%&&
#&@%~~:...          THING, WE'RE THE SAME           ...:~~%@&#
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&%~~...... ONE  WINTER  DAY  I  THINK  YEAR  TWENTY ......~~%&
&%::::~:.. ELEVEN OR  MAYBE EARLIER,  POSSIBLY MUCH ..:~::::%&
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###¶&@%~:. FOLLOWING   A   FOX   TRAIL,   A    THIN .:~%@&¶###
##¶&@%:~:. SNOW-COVERED  ICE, A  STUPID  GIRL,  AND .:~:%@&¶##
#&&&@%:~:. THE  FOX WRAPS HIS TAIL AROUND  ME, IT'S .:~:%@&&&#
¶&@%%~::.. IMPOSSIBLY  LARGE, AND I'M  BURROWED, IT ..::~%%@&¶
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