§§¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                    ^^                    §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                   ^  ^                   §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                   ^  ^                   §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                    ^^                    §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§  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.        §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                    ^^                    §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                   ^  ^                   §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^    ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                   ^  ^                   §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                    ^^                    §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨