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¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†¤                                          ¤†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†                                          †=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-=†¤§#@                                          @#§¤†=-¨¨¨
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¨-=†¤§#@##         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  @#§¤†=-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-=†¤§                                          §¤†=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†¤  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ¤†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 @#§¤†=-¨¨¨
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¨-=†¤§#@##               WAY BACK UP.               ##@#§¤†=-¨
¨¨-=†¤§#@#                                          #@#§¤†=-¨¨
¨¨¨-=†¤§#@                                          @#§¤†=-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=†¤§#  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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¨¨¨-=†¤§#@                                          @#§¤†=-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=†¤§#                                          #§¤†=-¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†¤                                          ¤†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†                                          †=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨