,,,,,^«:*@ @*:«^,,,,,
,,,,^«:*@¶ ¶@*:«^,,,,
,,,^«:*@¶@ @¶@*:«^,,,
,,^«:*@¶@# #@¶@*:«^,,
,^«:*@¶@## ##@¶@*:«^,
,,^«:*@¶@# && #@¶@*:«^,,
,,,^«:*@¶@ && && @¶@*:«^,,,
,,,,^«:*@¶ & & ¶@*:«^,,,,
,,,,,^«:*@ && && @*:«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* && *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« # #«««««««««««# # «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: ## # # # # 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. :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«: :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:*@ @*:«^,,,,,
,,,,^«:*@¶ ¶@*:«^,,,,
,,,^«:*@¶@ @¶@*:«^,,,