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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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