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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 -                                 &,&,&,&,&,
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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         &,&,&,&,&,
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&,&&,&,&,& 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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