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¨¨¨^«*%%##      a gentle transformation occurs.     ##%%*«^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^«*%%   first, just an isolated prick in the   %%*«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«*% fingers, which could be nothing. except  %*«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«*%%   there is a tension that wasn't there   %%*«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«*%%#                  before.                 #%%*«^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^«*%%###    joy as a television static spreads    ###%%*«^¨¨
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¨¨^«*%%###        asleep for the last time.)        ###%%*«^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«*%%#   next is a private moment, and we must  #%%*«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«*%%    look away for a bit. but whatever's   %%*«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«*%   happening doesn't sound unpleasant.    %*«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«*%%   short breath, moans, bones breaking,   %%*«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«*%%#  maybe; but these are raptorous things,  #%%*«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«*%%##           they are exultations.          ##%%*«^¨¨¨
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¨^«*%%####  for a split second, the room is devoid  ####%%*«^¨
¨¨^«*%%###    of life. but then, the evening sun    ###%%*«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«*%%##  finds something new on the floor. in a  ##%%*«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«*%%#   pool of primordial water, a shivering  #%%*«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«*%%       fourlegger opens their eyes.       %%*«^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^«*%%     there is a second blooming, and a    %%*«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«*%%#    third, and a fourth. struggling to    #%%*«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«*%%##   rise, finding the unexpected strength  ##%%*«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«*%%### of the new body, falling headfirst into  ###%%*«^¨¨
¨^«*%%####                new urges.                ####%%*«^¨
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¨¨¨^«*%%##  escaping through the glassless window.  ##%%*«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«*%%#      outside, the world is waiting.      #%%*«^¨¨¨¨
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