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%§=~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~=§%
@%§=~,¨¨¨¨  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  ¨¨¨¨,~=§%@
#@%§=~,¨¨¨         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ¨¨¨,~=§%@#
##@%§=~,¨¨       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        ¨¨,~=§%@##
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@%§=~,¨¨¨¨                    ==                    ¨¨¨¨,~=§%@
%§=~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~=§%
@%§=~,¨¨¨¨    THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND   ¨¨¨¨,~=§%@
#@%§=~,¨¨¨  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.            ¨¨,~=§%@##
###@%§=~,¨                                          ¨,~=§%@###
##@%§=~,¨¨  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ¨¨,~=§%@##
#@%§=~,¨¨¨              YOUR POCKET...              ¨¨¨,~=§%@#
@%§=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=§%@
%§=~,¨¨¨¨¨   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.               ¨¨¨,~=§%@#
@%§=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=§%@
%§=~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~=§%
@%§=~,¨¨¨¨ 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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@%§=~,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,~=§%@
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