§¨¨§§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                    //                    ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                   /  /                   ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/    /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                   /  /                   ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                    //                    ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨  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.       ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                    //                    ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                   /  /                   ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/    /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                   /  /                   ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                    //                    ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨