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###§$$^«^¨  IN A BLACK RUBBERY SLEEP I DREAM ABOUT  ¨^«^$$§###
##§$$^«^¨¨         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ¨¨^«^$$§##
#§$$^«^¨¨¨       CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...        ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
§$$^«^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^«^$$§
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#§$$^«^¨¨¨    THEY WERE TEARING DOWN STATUES, AND   ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
§$$^«^¨¨¨¨  BELLOWING THEIR MANIFEST, IN THE RAIN,  ¨¨¨¨^«^$$§
#§$$^«^¨¨¨               IN THE DARK,               ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
##§$$^«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«^$$§##
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##§$$^«^¨¨  YEARNING. A MEMORY OF BEING TOUCHED BY  ¨¨^«^$$§##
#§$$^«^¨¨¨    A RAY FROM A RASPBERRY SUN. STILL     ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
§$$^«^¨¨¨¨  THERE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE GRITTY AND   ¨¨¨¨^«^$$§
#§$$^«^¨¨¨   FULL OF TAR. RAIN UPON IT. BUT THEN A  ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
##§$$^«^¨¨  FEW BRIGHT AND COLORFUL ANOMALIES. AND  ¨¨^«^$$§##
###§$$^«^¨           A PROMISE FOR MORE.            ¨^«^$$§###
##§$$^«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«^$$§##
#§$$^«^¨¨¨  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
§$$^«^¨¨¨¨              YOUR POCKET...              ¨¨¨¨^«^$$§
#§$$^«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
##§$$^«^¨¨   A FEATHER BOA WRAPPED AROUND A VELVET  ¨¨^«^$$§##
###§$$^«^¨  LIZARD, SURFACING FOR MILLISECONDS AT A ¨^«^$$§###
##§$$^«^¨¨    TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS.    ¨¨^«^$$§##
#§$$^«^¨¨¨    BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE   ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
§$$^«^¨¨¨¨ WITH THEM, WITH THEIR KIND. EASY TO GET  ¨¨¨¨^«^$$§
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##§$$^«^¨¨               WAY BACK UP.               ¨¨^«^$$§##
###§$$^«^¨                                          ¨^«^$$§###
##§$$^«^¨¨                                          ¨¨^«^$$§##
#§$$^«^¨¨¨ BUT I CANNOT GO. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD  ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
§$$^«^¨¨¨¨  BE TOO LARGE. ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M IN   ¨¨¨¨^«^$$§
#§$$^«^¨¨¨   THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR    ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
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###§$$^«^¨  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  ¨^«^$$§###
##§$$^«^¨¨       UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.        ¨¨^«^$$§##
#§$$^«^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^«^$$§#
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