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,,,,,,,,,« SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« WORLDS - «,,,,,,,,,
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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 #¶@*$^«,,,
,,,,«^$*@¶ PICK UP ¶@*$^«,,,,
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,,,,,,,«^$ 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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