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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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