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