§§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                    \\                    ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨                   \  \                   §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»\    \»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§                   \  \                   ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                    \\                    ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨  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.        ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                    \\                    §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                   \  \                   §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»\    \»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                   \  \                   §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                    \\                    ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§