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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«%¤     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.           #¤%†~~¨¨¨¨
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¨~«†%&¤###  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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