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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, %;~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~;%& &%;~^,,,,,
,,,,^~;%&& 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... ;~^,,,,,,,
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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. ¶&&%;~^,,,
,,^~;%&&¶@ @¶&&%;~^,,
,^~;%&&¶@# #@¶&&%;~^,
,,^~;%&&¶@ 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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