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#¨¨¨#¨#¨##                                          ####¨###¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨
¨##¨##¨¨##     and something followed me out, a     #¨¨¨####¨¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#  yearning. a memory of being touched by  #¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨
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¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨#  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  #¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨#¨####                                          ##¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
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¨##¨##¨¨#¨    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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¨¨##¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨#¨#¨#¨
¨#¨#¨##¨¨¨  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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