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.^=\%&§#@# IN THIS METAPHORICAL SAND, BREATHING #@#§&%\=^.
.^==\%%& IT, THE VEIL IS NEXT TO BREACHED... I #&&%%\==^.
.^===\&& HEAR FLUTES, SINES, REPEATING THEMES #&&&\===^.
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.^=\%&§#@@ BIRDS... DEAFENINGLY LOUD! @@#§&%\=^.
.^=\%&§### BUT LIKE A MIRAGE, CONSTANTLY ###§&%\=^.
.^=\%&§#@# EVAPORATING AND REFORMING. #@#§&%\=^.
.^=\%%%%%§ AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS. §%%%%%\=^.
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