...&..&.&& &..&&..&..
....&...&. .&.&&&..&.
.....&.... ...&.&&..&
&.....&... .....&&&..
.&.....&.. .....&.&&.
..&.....&. 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. &&......&.
&&&...&&&. &&&.......
&.&&..&.&& &.&&......
..&&&...&& ..&&&.....
..&.&&..&. ..&.&&....
....&&&... ....&&&...