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¨.«:†¤@¶@# envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    #@¶@¤†:«.¨
¨.«:†¤@¶@# sound... and sure enough, between the    #@¶@¤†:«.¨
¨.«:†¤¤@@@ grains there are calls from other        @@@¤¤†:«.¨
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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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