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#@##%§^...  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  ...^§%##@#
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@##%§^....  THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND   ....^§%##@
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@##%§^....  FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND  ....^§%##@
#@##%§^...            A PROMISE FOR MORE.           ...^§%##@#
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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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@##%§^....   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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