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#@§&=*-^¨¨  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.       ¨¨¨¨¨^-*=&
§&=*-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-*=&§
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#@§&=*-^¨¨                   *  *                   ¨¨^-*=&§@#
##@§&=*-^¨ -----------------*    *----------------- ¨^-*=&§@##
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