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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.                        
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      .    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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