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@*=~,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,~=*@
*=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ OK  THIS  IS SO WEIRD FOR  ME,  HOLD  ON ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=*
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ I'M  IN  A  FUNNEL, I'M IN ONE  OF THOSE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     SPEED METER THINGS, I'M ZOOMING      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      THROUGH, NEVER REACHING THE END     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
*=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ AND  NOW THE  WIND  IS CONSCIOUSNESS AND ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=*
@*=~,¨¨¨¨¨ THE FUNNEL IS MY BODY - WHEN  I'M INSIDE ¨¨¨¨¨,~=*@
@@*=~,¨¨¨¨ I  FAIL TO  SEE  THAT  I'M ALL  THE SAME ¨¨¨¨,~=*@@
#@@*=~,¨¨¨           THING, WE'RE THE SAME          ¨¨¨,~=*@@#
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###@@*=~,¨ ONE  WINTER  DAY  I  THINK  YEAR  TWENTY ¨,~=*@@###
##@@*=~,¨¨ ELEVEN OR  MAYBE EARLIER,  POSSIBLY MUCH ¨¨,~=*@@##
#@@*=~,¨¨¨ EARLIER,  I WALKED OUT ALONE ON THE LAKE ¨¨¨,~=*@@#
@@*=~,¨¨¨¨ FOLLOWING   A   FOX    TRAIL,   A   THIN ¨¨¨¨,~=*@@
@*=~,¨¨¨¨¨ SNOW-COVERED  ICE,  A  STUPID GIRL,  AND ¨¨¨¨¨,~=*@
*=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE FOX WRAPS HIS  TAIL  AROUND ME, IT'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=*
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IMPOSSIBLY LARGE, AND  I'M BURROWED,  IT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        FEELS NICE, AND THAT'S THAT       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=
*=~,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~=*
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