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¨¨¨¨#¨##¨#                                          ¨¨¨###¨###
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¨#¨¨¨¨##¨¨  bellowing their manifest, in the rain,  ##¨¨¨##¨¨#
##¨¨¨#¨#¨¨               in the dark,               ¨#¨¨#¨#¨##
¨#¨¨####¨¨                                          ##¨#####¨¨
##¨#¨¨¨#¨#     and something followed me out, a     ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨###¨¨####  yearning. a memory of being touched by  #¨#¨¨¨##¨#
#¨¨#¨#¨¨¨#     a ray from a raspberry sun. still    ###¨¨#¨###
#¨####¨¨##   there, everything would be gritty and  ¨¨#¨###¨¨¨
##¨¨¨#¨#¨¨  full of tar. rain upon it. but then a   ¨###¨¨#¨¨#
¨#¨¨####¨#  few bright and colorful anomalies. and  #¨¨#¨##¨#¨
##¨#¨¨¨##¨            a promise for more.           #¨###¨###¨
¨###¨¨#¨#¨                                          ##¨¨##¨¨##
#¨¨#¨####¨  like waking up with a business card in  ¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#
#¨###¨¨¨##              your pocket...              #########¨
##¨¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
¨#¨##¨###¨   a feather boa wrapped around a velvet  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
###¨##¨¨#¨  lizard, surfacing for milliseconds at a ¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨
¨¨##¨#¨###    time, calling, tugging at my arms.    ¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨#
¨#¨####¨¨#    begging me to sink back down and be   ¨¨¨¨######
###¨¨¨#¨#¨  with them, with their kind. easy to get ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#
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¨##¨#¨¨¨¨#               way back up.               ¨#¨#¨¨¨##¨
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##¨¨#¨¨#¨¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨#####
¨#¨##¨##¨# but i cannot go. the consequences would  ¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨
###¨##¨##¨   be too large. especially since i'm in  ¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨##¨##¨#¨    the work mill and they've got their   ##¨##¨¨¨¨#
¨#¨##¨###¨   eyes on me already. the feeling will   ¨##¨#¨¨¨##
###¨##¨¨#¨  wane, and i will miss it, and cease to  #¨###¨¨#¨#
¨¨##¨#¨##¨        understand. like every day.       ##¨¨#¨###¨
¨#¨####¨##                                          ¨#¨###¨¨#¨
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