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           STILL  UNKNOWN TO ME, OTHER THAN THROUGH           
              DREAMS*. APPARENTLY MADE FOR MAKING             
           HOLES.  THEY MAY BE DARK AND MONOCHROME.           
     .                   THEY MAY NOT.                        
                                                              
           WHITE  POWDER,  DOSED  BY  WAY  OF  KEY?           
                                                              
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           *A  RED  CYLINDER,  WIDE  AS  A  FINGER.           
                GLOSSY FRECKLED CERAMICS, WITH                
                SOMETHING ORGANIC INSIDE, BEING               
           CORRUPTED  BEFORE YOUR EYES - TURNING TO           
        ¨  ASH, BUT THERE'S  NO  FLAME. YOU HOLD IT           
       .   UP  TO  YOUR  NOSE,  SUCK  IT IN WITH  A           
           SHARP  INHALE.  EXIT  TO  THE   BALCONY.           
                                                              
           HERE ON  THE FIFTH  FLOOR,  WITH  A VIEW           
           OVER  THE  PARKING  LOT,  THINGS   START           
                 FOLDING INTO EACH OTHER, LIKE                
            COLLAPSING A CARDBOARD BOX. DIMENSIONS            
             BECOMING FLAT AND ADJACENT. PRESSED     ¨        
           INTO EACH OTHER.  CREASES  ARE FLATTENED           
           OUT, DISTANCES DISAPPEAR,  THE WORLD  IS           
           MANGLED  DOWN  TO  TWO  DIMENSIONS.  AND           
           SUDDENLY  LIGHT  FALLS  ON  THE  EDGE OF           
           EVERYTHING  RATHER THAN  THE SURFACE: IT     ,     
                  ALL GOES COMPLETELY DARK.                   
                                                              
                                                              
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