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†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†
=†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†=
*=†~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~†=*
#*=†~.¨¨¨¨                    **                    ¨¨¨¨.~†=*#
##*=†~.¨¨¨                  **  **                  ¨¨¨.~†=*##
###*=†~.¨¨                  *    *                  ¨¨.~†=*###
####*=†~.¨                  **  **                  ¨.~†=*####
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#*=†~.¨¨¨¨            # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #             ¨¨¨¨.~†=*#
*=†~.¨¨¨¨¨    ## #  # # # 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.     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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