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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   ,,#,,,#,##
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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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