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,,,&&&,,&,                    %%                    ,&,&&&,&&,
,,&,,&,&&,                  %%  %%                  &&&,,&&,&,
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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 -                                 &,,&,,,&,,
,,,&&,&&,,                                          &,&&,,&&,,
,,&,&&,&,, 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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