¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                    ;;                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                   ;  ;                   ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ =================;    ;================= ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                   ;  ;                   ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                    ;;                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨  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.       ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                    ;;                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                   ;  ;                   ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§ =================;    ;================= ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                   ;  ;                   ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                    ;;                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§