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###§$†\»~¨ it, the veil is next to breached... i    ¨~»\†$§###
###§$†\»~¨ hear flutes, sines, repeating themes     ¨~»\†$§###
###§$†\»~¨ like were they calls from rubbery        ¨~»\†$§###
#§††»¨¨¨¨¨ birds... deafeningly loud!               ¨¨¨¨¨»††§#
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###§$†\»~¨ and not really touching my eardrums.     ¨~»\†$§###
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