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@¤¤¤*%*-^. IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT .^-*%*¤¤¤@
@¤*%**^^^. COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND .^^^**%*¤@
@@@¤*%*-^. CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES... .^-*%*¤@@@
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#@@¤*%*-^. BELLOWING THEIR MANIFEST, IN THE RAIN, .^-*%*¤@@#
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#@@¤*%*-^. 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. .^-*%*¤@@@
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#@@¤*%*-^. LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN .^-*%*¤@@#
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@**---^... 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 ....^**%*@
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¤¤*%-^^... 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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