##@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@##
##@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@##
@@@^*«^^.. ..^^«*^@@@
§@***^.... ....^***@§
#§^^^«^... ...^«^^^§#
#@@§@^*«^. ** .^«*^@§@@#
@@@@*«««^. * * .^«««*@@@@
#@@§@^*«^. «««««««««««««««««* *««««««««««««««««« .^«*^@§@@#
§^«^^..... * * .....^^«^§
§@@***^... ** ...^***@@§
###@§@^«^. .^«^@§@###
§^«^...... IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT ......^«^§
###§@^*«^. COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND .^«*^@§###
#§@*««.... CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES... ....««*@§#
@@@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@@@
###§@^*«^. ** .^«*^@§###
##@§@^*«^. ««««««««««««««««««* *«««««««««««««««««« .^«*^@§@##
@@§^««««^. ** .^««««^§@@
§§§§@^*«^. .^«*^@§§§§
§§^^«^.... THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND ....^«^^§§
§@^*««.... BELLOWING THEIR MANIFEST, IN THE RAIN, ....««*^@§
##@§@^*«^. IN THE DARK, .^«*^@§@##
##@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@##
##@§@^*«^. 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. .^«*^@§@##
##@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@##
@@@§@^*«^. ** .^«*^@§@@@
##@§@^*«^. * * .^«*^@§@##
#§§^*«^^.. «««««««««««««««««* *««««««««««««««««« ..^^«*^§§#
###@§^*«^. * * .^«*^§@###
§^*««^.... ** ....^««*^§
##@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@##
§§^««..... .....««^§§
##@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@##
##@§@^*«^. .^«*^@§@##
§@@^««.... ....««^@@§
@§§@@^*«^. .^«*^@@§§@