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.......... SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    ..........
.......... GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER        ..........
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.......... DISTANT WAILING SIRENS, COMING CLOSER    ..........
.......... BUT STAYING OUT OF REACH... TELLING ME   ..........
^......... THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, PERFUMING   .........^
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†-^....... BUT LIKE A MIRAGE, CONSTANTLY            .......^-†
-^........ EVAPORATING AND REFORMING.               ........^-
^......... AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS.     .........^
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