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,##,##,,##    joy as a television static spreads    ,,####,#,#
##,##,#,#,  slowly up the arms. (old limbs falling  ,,#,,,####
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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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##,,#,##,,    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.  ,,#,#,###,
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