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¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨§§§§§§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§§§§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    **                    §¨§§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                   *  *                   ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»*    *»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                   *  *                   §§§§§¨§¨§§
§¨§§§¨§¨¨¨                    **                    §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
§§§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨  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.        §§¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨§§§§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§                    **                    ¨§§¨¨¨§§§§
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§                   *  *                   §§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§§§§¨§§ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»*    *»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §¨§§§¨§§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§§¨                   *  *                   ¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                    **                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§§§
§§§¨§§¨§§§                                          §§§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨§§§§¨§§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨§¨