¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§ 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.                ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§  escaping through the glassless window.  ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§      outside, the world is waiting.      ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§