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¨¨~====%%& OK  THIS IS  SO WEIRD  FOR  ME,  HOLD ON &%%====~¨¨
¨~=:=%&@##                                          ##@&%=:=~¨
¨~=:=%&&&@ I'M IN  A FUNNEL,  I'M IN ONE  OF  THOSE @&&&%=:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:%&@     SPEED METER THINGS, I'M ZOOMING      @&%:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~====%&@@      THROUGH, NEVER REACHING THE END     @@&%====~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:%&@                                          @&%:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~=:=%&@@@ AND  NOW THE WIND  IS CONSCIOUSNESS  AND @@@&%=:=~¨
¨~=:=%&@@# THE FUNNEL IS MY  BODY - WHEN I'M INSIDE #@@&%=:=~¨
¨~=:=%&@@# I  FAIL  TO  SEE  THAT I'M ALL  THE SAME #@@&%=:=~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨==&           THING, WE'RE THE SAME          &==¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~:=%%&&                                          &&%%=:~¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~===&@ ONE  WINTER  DAY  I  THINK  YEAR  TWENTY @&===~~¨¨¨
¨~=:=%&@@@ ELEVEN OR MAYBE  EARLIER,  POSSIBLY MUCH @@@&%=:=~¨
¨~=:=%&@@# EARLIER,  I WALKED OUT ALONE ON THE LAKE #@@&%=:=~¨
¨~=:===&&@ FOLLOWING    A   FOX   TRAIL,   A   THIN @&&===:=~¨
¨~=::==%%@ SNOW-COVERED  ICE, A  STUPID  GIRL,  AND @%%==::=~¨
¨~=:=%&@@# THE FOX  WRAPS HIS TAIL AROUND ME,  IT'S #@@&%=:=~¨
¨~=:=%&&@@ IMPOSSIBLY LARGE,  AND  I'M BURROWED, IT @@&&%=:=~¨
¨~=:=%&@@#       FEELS NICE, AND THAT'S THAT        #@@&%=:=~¨
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