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,,,.~\%*£# IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT #£*%\~.,,,
,,,,.~\%*£ COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND £*%\~.,,,,
,,,,,.~\%* CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES... *%\~.,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.~\ 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. *%\~.,,,,,
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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 #£*%\~.,,,
,,.~\%*£## WAY BACK UP. ##£*%\~.,,
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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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