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in a dream you kiss a stranger and you want it. it is a simple and direct kiss, medium pressure, soft lips. as your and the stranger's lips part, before they are no longer touching, while little bits of spit glue them together, you know that this is not right. and in this instance your ribcage starts to shrink. your lungs push against your heart and squeeze the blood. compress the blood. solidify the blood. water, under enough pressure, can freeze and remain water. blood, under enough pressure, breaks the veins breaks the veins breaks the veins. the stranger grins as its lips, still on yours, drip with your reddish sweat.
this road ends at the sea where you and i both know everyone floats on the bottom