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.&.&&.&.&. ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF &.&.&.&.&&
.&..&.&.&. 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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.&..&.&.&. A JOB LONG LOST, URGING FOR SOMEONE TO &.&.&.&..&
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.&.&&.&.&. 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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