¨¨¨.=*%&@#                                          #@&%*=.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= OK  THIS  IS SO  WEIRD  FOR ME,  HOLD ON =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I'M  IN A FUNNEL,  I'M  IN ONE OF  THOSE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.      SPEED METER THINGS, I'M ZOOMING     .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=      THROUGH, NEVER REACHING THE END     =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=*                                          *=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.=*% 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           #@&%*=.¨¨¨
¨¨.=*%&@##                                          ##@&%*=.¨¨
¨.=*%&@### ONE  WINTER  DAY  I  THINK  YEAR  TWENTY ###@&%*=.¨
¨¨.=*%&@## ELEVEN OR  MAYBE EARLIER,  POSSIBLY MUCH ##@&%*=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=*%&@# EARLIER, I WALKED OUT ALONE ON THE  LAKE #@&%*=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=*%&@ 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 *=.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.=        FEELS NICE, AND THAT'S THAT       =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.=*%                                          %*=.¨¨¨¨¨¨