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##@¤$%†«:¨ envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    ¨:«†%$¤@##
##@¤$%†«:¨ sound... and sure enough, between the    ¨:«†%$¤@##
##@¤$%†«:¨ grains there are calls from other        ¨:«†%$¤@##
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##@¤$%†«:¨ distant wailing sirens, coming closer    ¨:«†%$¤@##
##@¤$%†«:¨ but staying out of reach... telling me   ¨:«†%$¤@##
@$$$†«««:¨ that something is happening, perfuming   ¨:«««†$$$@
##@¤$%†«:¨ me with someone elses excitement         ¨:«†%$¤@##
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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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