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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,               ,,,,«^^¤¤@
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##@¤¤^^«,,     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.           ,,,,,,,,«^
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^«,,,,,,,,  LIKE WAKING UP WITH A BUSINESS CARD IN  ,,,,,,,,«^
^^«,,,,,,,              YOUR POCKET...              ,,,,,,,«^^
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¤¤^^«,,,,,  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.               ,,,,,«^^¤¤
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^«,,,,,,,, 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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