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&&&&&&&&&& -----------------^    ^----------------- &,&,,&&&&&
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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...              ,,,,,&,,,,
&&&,,&,&,,                                          ,,,,,&&,,,
&,,&,&&&&,  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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&&,,,,&&&,                    ^^                    ,&&,,,,,,&
,,&,,,&,,&                   ^  ^                   ,&,&,,,,,&
&,&&,,&&,& -----------------^    ^----------------- ,&&&&,,,,&
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