¤=*=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=*=¤
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#§¤=*=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=*=¤§#
##§¤=*=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=*=¤§##
###§¤=*=,¨                                          ¨,=*=¤§###
##§¤=*=,¨¨                    **                    ¨¨,=*=¤§##
#§¤=*=,¨¨¨                   *  *                   ¨¨¨,=*=¤§#
§¤=*=,¨¨¨¨ =================*    *================= ¨¨¨¨,=*=¤§
¤=*=,¨¨¨¨¨                   *  *                   ¨¨¨¨¨,=*=¤
=*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                    **                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                    **                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*=
¤=*=,¨¨¨¨¨ ==================*  *================== ¨¨¨¨¨,=*=¤
§¤=*=,¨¨¨¨                    **                    ¨¨¨¨,=*=¤§
#§¤=*=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=*=¤§#
##§¤=*=,¨¨    THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND   ¨¨,=*=¤§##
###§¤=*=,¨  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 ¨¨¨,=*=¤§#
§¤=*=,¨¨¨¨  WASHED AWAY FROM THE TETHER, FROM THE   ¨¨¨¨,=*=¤§
¤=*=,¨¨¨¨¨               WAY BACK UP.               ¨¨¨¨¨,=*=¤
=*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  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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###§¤=*=,¨ =================*    *================= ¨,=*=¤§###
##§¤=*=,¨¨                   *  *                   ¨¨,=*=¤§##
#§¤=*=,¨¨¨                    **                    ¨¨¨,=*=¤§#
§¤=*=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=*=¤§
¤=*=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=*=¤
=*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,