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,,,,,^«^%$ THE FERAL DREAM          ««««# ««««# ««# $%^«^,,,,,
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,,,^«^%$§# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #§$%^«^,,,
,,^«^%$§## ^ EVENT: INGESTION OF THREE HUNDRED    ^ ##§$%^«^,,
,^«^%$§### ^ AND SIXTY MICROGRAMS OF SELATENINE   ^ ###§$%^«^,
,,^«^%$§## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##§$%^«^,,
,,,^«^%$§#                                          #§$%^«^,,,
,,,,^«^%$§     A GENTLE TRANSFORMATION OCCURS.      §$%^«^,,,,
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,,,,,,^«^%   FIRST, JUST AN ISOLATED PRICK IN THE   %^«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«^ FINGERS, WHICH COULD BE NOTHING. EXCEPT  ^«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^«   THERE IS A TENSION THAT WASN'T THERE   «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^                 BEFORE.                  ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,    JOY AS A TELEVISION STATIC SPREADS    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  SLOWLY UP THE ARMS. (OLD LIMBS FALLING  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,        ASLEEP FOR THE LAST TIME.)        ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,   NEXT IS A PRIVATE MOMENT, AND WE MUST  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    LOOK AWAY FOR A BIT. BUT WHATEVER'S   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,    HAPPENING DOESN'T SOUND UNPLEASANT.   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   SHORT BREATH, MOANS, BONES BREAKING,   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^  MAYBE; BUT THESE ARE RAPTOROUS THINGS,  ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^«           THEY ARE EXULTATIONS.          «^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^«^%  FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THE ROOM IS DEVOID  %^«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«^%$    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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