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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    $$                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  $$  $$                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  $    $                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ## #  # # # FEY BELLS # #  # ## #     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
§:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:§
$§:~:¨¨¨¨¨ ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF    ¨¨¨¨¨:~:§$
#$§:~:¨¨¨¨ SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    ¨¨¨¨:~:§$#
##$§:~:¨¨¨ GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER        ¨¨¨:~:§$##
###$§:~:¨¨ WORLDS -                                 ¨¨:~:§$###
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###$§:~:¨¨ DISTANT WAILING SIRENS, COMING CLOSER    ¨¨:~:§$###
##$§:~:¨¨¨ BUT STAYING OUT OF REACH... TELLING ME   ¨¨¨:~:§$##
#$§:~:¨¨¨¨ THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, PERFUMING   ¨¨¨¨:~:§$#
$§:~:¨¨¨¨¨ ME WITH SOMEONE ELSES EXCITEMENT         ¨¨¨¨¨:~:§$
§:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:§
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE PHONE RINGING, A CERTAIN PHONE FROM  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A JOB LONG LOST, URGING FOR SOMEONE TO   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PICK UP                                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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###$§:~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~:§$###