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