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¶¶&&%†/~,,                                          ,,~/†%&&¶¶
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¶&%%†/~~,,                                          ,,~~/†%%&¶
#&%/~,,,,, the feral dream          ~~~~¶ ~~~~¶ ~~¶ ,,,,,~/%&#
##¶&%†/~,,                                          ,,~/†%&¶##
##¶&%†/~,, //////////////////////////////////////// ,,~/†%&¶##
#¶¶&%†/~,, / event: ingestion of three hundred    / ,,~/†%&¶¶#
#¶%%/~,,,, / and sixty micrograms of selatenine   / ,,,,~/%%¶#
#&†~,,,,,, //////////////////////////////////////// ,,,,,,~†&#
##¶&%†/~,,                                          ,,~/†%&¶##
##¶&%†/~,,      a gentle transformation occurs.     ,,~/†%&¶##
##¶&%†/~,,                                          ,,~/†%&¶##
##¶&%†/~,,   first, just an isolated prick in the   ,,~/†%&¶##
¶%%/~,,,,,  fingers, which could be nothing. except ,,,,,~/%%¶
&†††~,,,,,   there is a tension that wasn't there   ,,,,,~†††&
&%%%%†/~,,                  before.                 ,,~/†%%%%&
&†/~,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,~/†&
##¶&%†/~,,    joy as a television static spreads    ,,~/†%&¶##
¶%†~,,,,,,  slowly up the arms. (old limbs falling  ,,,,,,~†%¶
¶%/,,,,,,,        asleep for the last time.)        ,,,,,,,/%¶
##¶&%†/~,,                                          ,,~/†%&¶##
&%†//~~,,,   next is a private moment, and we must  ,,,~~//†%&
##¶&%†/~,,    look away for a bit. but whatever's   ,,~/†%&¶##
##¶&%†/~,,    happening doesn't sound unpleasant.   ,,~/†%&¶##
#&%†~,,,,,   short breath, moans, bones breaking,   ,,,,,~†%&#
&†~~~,,,,,  maybe; but these are raptorous things,  ,,,,,~~~†&
###¶%†/~,,          they are exultations.           ,,~/†%¶###
#¶%†/,,,,,                                          ,,,,,/†%¶#
#&%/~~~~,,  for a split second, the room is devoid  ,,~~~~/%&#
¶¶&†~,,,,,    of life. but then, the evening sun    ,,,,,~†&¶¶
##¶&%†/~,,  finds something new on the floor. in a  ,,~/†%&¶##
&††~~,,,,,   pool of primordial water, a shivering  ,,,,,~~††&
#¶&†/,,,,,       fourlegger opens their eyes.       ,,,,,/†&¶#
##¶&%†/~,,                                          ,,~/†%&¶##
¶¶%†~,,,,,     there is a second blooming, and a    ,,,,,~†%¶¶
##¶&%†/~,,    third, and a fourth. struggling to    ,,~/†%&¶##
¶¶&%/,,,,,   rise, finding the unexpected strength  ,,,,,/%&¶¶
&&&&%†/~,,  of the new body, falling headfirst into ,,~/†%&&&&
¶¶%%%†/~,,                new urges.                ,,~/†%%%¶¶
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&&&†//~~,,  escaping through the glassless window.  ,,~~//†&&&
&†///,,,,,      outside, the world is waiting.      ,,,,,///†&
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&%†/~~~,,,                                          ,,,~~~/†%&
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#&††~~,,,,                                          ,,,,~~††&#
#¶&†/~,,,,                                          ,,,,~/†&¶#