[He looked vaguely amused by the notion. It wasn't very often he ran into a complete stranger that would have even the smallest clue as to what he was about to say...but hey, it might be some good catharsis.]
I've seen'a New York jus' like this, familiar but wholly alien. Trees'n streets, vines through windows, a real jungle t'replace the concrete one I grew up in. A beast I've only ever felt breathin' down my neck as I ran, a tower'a stone scalin' up past t'clouds, a room filled with markin's from ages I can't even imagine, now includin' my own.
[He finally brought a hand back out to remove the cigarette from his mouth, blowing a small ring out into the cold air as he recalled his awakening. He hadn't shared the experience with anyone now that he thought about it.]
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[He looked vaguely amused by the notion. It wasn't very often he ran into a complete stranger that would have even the smallest clue as to what he was about to say...but hey, it might be some good catharsis.]
I've seen'a New York jus' like this, familiar but wholly alien. Trees'n streets, vines through windows, a real jungle t'replace the concrete one I grew up in. A beast I've only ever felt breathin' down my neck as I ran, a tower'a stone scalin' up past t'clouds, a room filled with markin's from ages I can't even imagine, now includin' my own.
[He finally brought a hand back out to remove the cigarette from his mouth, blowing a small ring out into the cold air as he recalled his awakening. He hadn't shared the experience with anyone now that he thought about it.]
An' that's jus' t'beginnin'.