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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.           #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨###¨  like waking up with a business card in  ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨##              your pocket...              ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨##                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨  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.               #¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨###¨¨
¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨                                          ###¨¨#¨##¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨  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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