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..........  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  ....~«;^£§
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£^;«~.....  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.               ..........
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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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