,,,,,,~-;^ ^;-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-;^% %^;-~,,,,,
,,,,~-;^%& &%^;-~,,,,
,,,~-;^% #&%^;-~,,,
,,~-;^%# ##&%^;-~,,
,~-;^%## the feral dream ----@ ----@ --@ ###&%^;-~,
,,~-;^%# ##&%^;-~,,
,,,~-;^% ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; #&%^;-~,,,
,,,,~-;^%& ; event: ingestion of three hundred ; &%^;-~,,,,
,,,,,~-;^% ; and sixty micrograms of selatenine ; %^;-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-;^ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ^;-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-; ;-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- a gentle transformation occurs. -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, first, just an isolated prick in the ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, fingers, which could be nothing. except ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, there is a tension that wasn't there ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, before. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ joy as a television static spreads ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- slowly up the arms. (old limbs falling -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-; asleep for the last time.) ;-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-;^ ^;-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-;^% 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. ##&%^;-~,,
,,,~-;^% #&%^;-~,,,
,,,,~-;^%& 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. -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- escaping through the glassless window. -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-; outside, the world is waiting. ;-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-;^ ^;-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-;^% %^;-~,,,,,
,,,,~-;^%& &%^;-~,,,,
,,,~-;^% #&%^;-~,,,
,,~-;^%# ##&%^;-~,,