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@§$%:«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
#@§$%:«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«:%$§@#
##@§$%:«.¨ the feral dream          ««««@ ««««@ ««@ ¨.«:%$§@##
#@§$%:«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«:%$§@#
@§$%:«.¨¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
§$%:«.¨¨¨¨ : event: ingestion of three hundred    : ¨¨¨¨.«:%$§
$%:«.¨¨¨¨¨ : and sixty micrograms of selatenine   : ¨¨¨¨¨.«:%$
%:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:%
:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:
%:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨     a gentle transformation occurs.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:%
$%:«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«:%$
§$%:«.¨¨¨¨   first, just an isolated prick in the   ¨¨¨¨.«:%$§
@§$%:«.¨¨¨  fingers, which could be nothing. except ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
#@§$%:«.¨¨   there is a tension that wasn't there   ¨¨.«:%$§@#
##@§$%:«.¨                 before.                  ¨.«:%$§@##
#@§$%:«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«:%$§@#
@§$%:«.¨¨¨    joy as a television static spreads    ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
§$%:«.¨¨¨¨  slowly up the arms. (old limbs falling  ¨¨¨¨.«:%$§
$%:«.¨¨¨¨¨        asleep for the last time.)        ¨¨¨¨¨.«:%$
%:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:%
:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  next is a private moment, and we must   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:
%:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   look away for a bit. but whatever's    ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:%
$%:«.¨¨¨¨¨   happening doesn't sound unpleasant.    ¨¨¨¨¨.«:%$
§$%:«.¨¨¨¨   short breath, moans, bones breaking,   ¨¨¨¨.«:%$§
@§$%:«.¨¨¨  maybe; but these are raptorous things,  ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
#@§$%:«.¨¨          they are exultations.           ¨¨.«:%$§@#
##@§$%:«.¨                                          ¨.«:%$§@##
#@§$%:«.¨¨  for a split second, the room is devoid  ¨¨.«:%$§@#
@§$%:«.¨¨¨    of life. but then, the evening sun    ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
§$%:«.¨¨¨¨  finds something new on the floor. in a  ¨¨¨¨.«:%$§
$%:«.¨¨¨¨¨   pool of primordial water, a shivering  ¨¨¨¨¨.«:%$
%:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨       fourlegger opens their eyes.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:%
:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:
%:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨     there is a second blooming, and a    ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:%
$%:«.¨¨¨¨¨    third, and a fourth. struggling to    ¨¨¨¨¨.«:%$
§$%:«.¨¨¨¨   rise, finding the unexpected strength  ¨¨¨¨.«:%$§
@§$%:«.¨¨¨  of the new body, falling headfirst into ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
#@§$%:«.¨¨                new urges.                ¨¨.«:%$§@#
##@§$%:«.¨                                          ¨.«:%$§@##
#@§$%:«.¨¨  escaping through the glassless window.  ¨¨.«:%$§@#
@§$%:«.¨¨¨      outside, the world is waiting.      ¨¨¨.«:%$§@
§$%:«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«:%$§
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:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«:
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