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&&&&&&&&&&    ## #  # # # fey bells # #  # ## #     ,&,,&&,&,,
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,,&,,,,,,, envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    ,,&&,,,&,&
&,&&,,,,,, sound... and sure enough, between the    ,,&,&,,&&&
,&&,&,,,,, grains there are calls from other        &,&&&&,&,,
,&,&&&,,,, worlds -                                 ,&&,,,&&&,
,&&&,,&,,,                                          &&,&,,&,,&
&&,,&,&&,, distant wailing sirens, coming closer    ,,&&&,&&,&
,,&,&&&,&, but staying out of reach... telling me   &,&,,&&,&&
&,&&&,,&&& that something is happening, perfuming   &&&&,&,&&,
&&&,,&,&,, me with someone elses excitement         &,,,&&&&,&
,,,&,&&&&,                                          &&,,&,,,&&
&,,&&&,,,& the phone ringing, a certain phone from  ,,&,&&,,&,
&&,&,,&,,& a job long lost, urging for someone to   ,,&&&,&,&&
,,&&&,&&,& pick up                                  &,&,,&&&&,
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,&&,&&&&,& and at times, when i'm almost drowning   ,&&,&,,&,&
&&,&&,,,&& in this metaphorical sand, breathing     &&,&&&,&&&
,,&&,&,,&, it, the veil is next to breached... i    &,&&,,&&,,
,,&,&&&,&& hear flutes, sines, repeating themes     &&&,&,&,&,
,,&&&,,&&, like were they calls from rubbery        &,,&&&&&&&
&,&,,&,&,& birds... deafeningly loud!               ,&,&,,,,,,
&&&&,&&&&& but like a mirage, constantly            &&&&&,,,,,
&,,,&&,,,, evaporating and reforming.               ,,,,,&,,,,
&&,,&,&,,, and not really touching my eardrums.     &,,,,&&,,,
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