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