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@@@,,@,,@@  in a black rubbery sleep i dream about  @@@@,,@@,@
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,,@@@@,@@,  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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