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¨^«:%&###@ THE FERAL DREAM          ««««# ««««# ««# @###&%:«^¨
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¨^«:%&##@# : EVENT: INGESTION OF THREE HUNDRED    : #@##&%:«^¨
¨^«:%&##@# : AND SIXTY MICROGRAMS OF SELATENINE   : #@##&%:«^¨
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¨^«:%&####     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.       ##@#&%:«^¨
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¨^«:%&#@##    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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