§§§§§§§§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ::                    §§¨¨¨§§§¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨                   :  :                   ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§§
§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»:    :»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §¨§§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                   :  :                   ¨§§¨§§¨§§§
¨¨§¨§§§§¨¨                    ::                    §§¨§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§§¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§§  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.        §§¨¨¨§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§§¨§¨§§§§§                    ::                    §§§§¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                   :  :                   ¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»:    :»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» §¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨                   :  :                   §§¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨                    ::                    ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§§§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§¨§§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨§§                                          §§§§¨¨¨§¨¨