¨§§§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§
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¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
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¨§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨         COLD BOILING ASPHALT AND         ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§        CRIMSON EMERGENCY FLARES...       ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§                    ^^                    ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
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¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨               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   §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨    TIME, CALLING, TUGGING AT MY ARMS.    §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨    BEGGING ME TO SINK BACK DOWN AND BE   ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
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§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§               WAY BACK UP.               ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
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§§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨    THE WORK MILL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR   §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨  WANE, AND I WILL MISS IT, AND CEASE TO  ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨       UNDERSTAND. LIKE EVERY DAY.        ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
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§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨