The street narrows.
Its black surface absorbs all light.
A channel forms a center line that pulses.
The light flows east to west in the morning.
Gravity has no effect.
At high noon it pauses then reverses course.
Three black city rats exit the sewer.
They sprint through stalled traffic.
They stop to drink—turn luminescent blond.
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