,~^^%&@### ###@&%^^~,
,,~^^%&@## ##@&%^^~,,
,,,~^^%&@# #@&%^^~,,,
,,,,~^^%&@ @&%^^~,,,,
,,,,,~^^%& &%^^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^^% %% %^^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^^ %% %% ^^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ % % ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^^ %% %% ^^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^^% %% %^^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^^%& &%^^~,,,,,
,,,,~^^%&@ # #~~~~~~~~~~~# # @&%^^~,,,,
,,,~^^%&@# ## # # # # 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. &%^^~,,,,,
,,,,~^^%&@ @&%^^~,,,,
,,,~^^%&@# #@&%^^~,,,
,,~^^%&@## ##@&%^^~,,
,~^^%&@### ###@&%^^~,
,,~^^%&@## ##@&%^^~,,
,,,~^^%&@# #@&%^^~,,,