*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
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=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=
*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
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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                                  ¨¨~=**§@##
#@§**=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=**§@#
@§**=~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~=**§@
§**=~¨¨¨¨¨ 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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##@§**=~¨¨                                          ¨¨~=**§@##
#@§**=~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~=**§@#