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@,,@,@,@,,  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  @@@,@,@@@,
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,,@@,,,,,@        CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...       ,,,@,,,@,@
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,,@,@,,,,,     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.            @@@,,,,@,,
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,@,@,@,@,,  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ,,,@@,,@,@
@@@@@@@@@,              YOUR POCKET...              @,,@,@,@@@
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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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,,@,,,@@,@ 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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