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   ^       STILL UNKNOWN TO ME,  OTHER THAN THROUGH      ¨    
             DREAMS*. APPARENTLY MADE FOR MAKING              
 :         HOLES. THEY MAY  BE DARK AND MONOCHROME.           
                        THEY MAY NOT.                         
                                                              
           WHITE  POWDER,  DOSED  BY  WAY  OF  KEY?           
                                                              
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           *A  RED  CYLINDER,  WIDE  AS  A  FINGER.           
                GLOSSY FRECKLED CERAMICS, WITH                
                SOMETHING ORGANIC INSIDE, BEING           ¨   
           CORRUPTED BEFORE YOUR EYES -  TURNING TO           
           ASH, BUT THERE'S  NO  FLAME. YOU HOLD IT           
           UP  TO  YOUR  NOSE,  SUCK  IT IN  WITH A           
           SHARP  INHALE.  EXIT  TO  THE   BALCONY.           
                                                              
           HERE ON THE  FIFTH  FLOOR,  WITH  A VIEW           
           OVER   THE  PARKING  LOT,  THINGS  START           
                FOLDING INTO EACH OTHER, LIKE                 
        ¨   COLLAPSING A CARDBOARD BOX. DIMENSIONS            
    =        BECOMING FLAT AND ADJACENT. PRESSED              
           INTO EACH OTHER. CREASES  ARE  FLATTENED           
           OUT,  DISTANCES  DISAPPEAR, THE WORLD IS           
           MANGLED  DOWN  TO  TWO  DIMENSIONS.  AND           
.          SUDDENLY  LIGHT  FALLS  ON THE  EDGE  OF           
           EVERYTHING RATHER THAN THE  SURFACE:  IT     ,     
                  ALL GOES COMPLETELY DARK.                   
                                                              
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