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,,,,,,&,,,  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  ,,&&&,,,&&
,&&&&,,,&&         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         &,,&,,&,,,
,,&&,,&,,,       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        ,,,,,,,,&&
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,,&,,&&&&&   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...              ,,,,,&&,,&
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,,,,,,&,,,  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.               ,&&&&&&&&,
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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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