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.,~*$*&### $,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$ ###&*$*~,.
....,~***# $ [five minutes after] second sunrise  $ #***~,....
...,,,***# $ .................................... $ #***,,,...
.,,,~***&# $   it  is   the   sunrise  following  $ #&***~,,,.
.,~*$*&### $ the first sunset  experienced during $ ###&*$*~,.
....~~**## $   a    single   waking    period.    $ ##**~~....
...,~*$$&# $,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$ #&$$*~,...
.,~*$*&&&#                                          #&&&*$*~,.
..,~**$$*# you're one step inward, downward: light  #*$$**~,..
.,~*$*&&&#     falls from a strange direction,      #&&&*$*~,.
.,~*$*&###   illuminating the forest differently.   ###&*$*~,.
...~*$$&&&   familiar places have other contours.   &&&$$*~...
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...~~~$**#   there's usually a prevailing rotten    #**$~~~...
.,~*$*&&&#  smell, almost sweet. this would be the  #&&&*$*~,.
.,~*$*&###   over-ripe belly of the previous day.   ###&*$*~,.
....,~**$&      some come to like it; i don't.      &$**~,....
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.....~$$&&   finally, there's a false strength, a   &&$$~.....
.,~*$*&### fools strength. given to you by the air  ###&*$*~,.
...,,~$$$&   and the light. but it's treacherous.   &$$$~,,...
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.,~*$*&###    its purpose is to lure you on dark    ###&*$*~,.
.,~*$*&###  errands, but it doesn't care for you.   ###&*$*~,.
.,~*$*&###     the "fairy's tailwind" will shift    ###&*$*~,.
....~~~$&#  without warning as soon as it finds a   #&$~~~....
......~$*#    more promising subject, leaving you   #*$~......
.,~*$*####  washed up in unknown places without the ####*$*~,.
.....~$*##            means of a return.            ##*$~.....
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.....~~**&           * detritus source *            &**~~.....
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