§§§§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨§§§§§¨ 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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¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§§§§¨