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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    ,,#,,,,###
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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   ,#,,,,,,,,
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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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