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@,@,@,@@,@                    **                    @,@,@@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@                   *  *                   @,@,,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*    *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @,@,@@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@                   *  *                   @,@,,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                    **                    @,@,@@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@                                          @,@,,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@  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.        @,@,,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                                          @,@,@@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@                    **                    @,@,,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                   *  *                   @,@,@@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*    *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @,@,,@,,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                   *  *                   @,@,@@,@@,
@,@,@,,@,@                    **                    @,@,,@,,@,
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