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......,~†@ The Feral Dream          ~~~~@ ~~~~@ ~~@ @†~,......
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...,~†@¤@# † Event: Ingestion Of Three Hundred    † #@¤@†~,...
..,~†@¤@## † And Sixty Micrograms Of Selatenine   † ##@¤@†~,..
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...,~†@¤@#      A Gentle Transformation Occurs.     #@¤@†~,...
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.....,~†@¤   First, Just An Isolated Prick In The   ¤@†~,.....
......,~†@ Fingers, Which Could Be Nothing. Except  @†~,......
.......,~†   There Is A Tension That Wasn'T There   †~,.......
........,~                 Before.                  ~,........
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..........    Joy As A Television Static Spreads    ..........
.........,  Slowly Up The Arms. (Old Limbs Falling  ,.........
........,~        Asleep For The Last Time.)        ~,........
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......,~†@   Next Is A Private Moment, And We Must  @†~,......
.....,~†@¤    Look Away For A Bit. But Whatever'S   ¤@†~,.....
....,~†@¤@   Happening Doesn'T Sound Unpleasant.    @¤@†~,....
...,~†@¤@#   Short Breath, Moans, Bones Breaking,   #@¤@†~,...
..,~†@¤@##  Maybe; But These Are Raptorous Things,  ##@¤@†~,..
.,~†@¤@###          They Are Exultations.           ###@¤@†~,.
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...,~†@¤@#  For A Split Second, The Room Is Devoid  #@¤@†~,...
....,~†@¤@    Of Life. But Then, The Evening Sun    @¤@†~,....
.....,~†@¤  Finds Something New On The Floor. In A  ¤@†~,.....
......,~†@  Pool Of Primordial Water, A Shivering   @†~,......
.......,~†       Fourlegger Opens Their Eyes.       †~,.......
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.........,     There Is A Second Blooming, And A    ,.........
..........    Third, And A Fourth. Struggling To    ..........
.........,   Rise, Finding The Unexpected Strength  ,.........
........,~ Of The New Body, Falling Headfirst Into  ~,........
.......,~†                New Urges.                †~,.......
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.....,~†@¤  Escaping Through The Glassless Window.  ¤@†~,.....
....,~†@¤@      Outside, The World Is Waiting.      @¤@†~,....
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