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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.               §§§§§¨¨§§§
¨§§§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§ 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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