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.....--^%@ envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    @%^--.....
......--^% sound... and sure enough, between the    %^--......
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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   §@%^--....
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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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