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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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¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨#                                          ####¨###¨#