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@,,,@@@@,@            # #-----------# #             @,,,,,,@@,
@,,@,,,@@,    ## #  # # # fey bells # #  # ## #     @,,,,,@,@@
@,@@,,@,@@             # #-----------# #            @,,,,@@@,,
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,@@@@,,@@@ envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    @,,@@,@@@,
@,,,@,@,,, sound... and sure enough, between the    @,@,@@,,@,
@,,@@@@,,@ grains there are calls from other        @@@@,@,@@@
@,@,,,@,@@ worlds -                                 ,,,@@@@,,,
@@@,,@@@,,                                          ,,@,,,@,,@
,,@,@,,@,@ distant wailing sirens, coming closer    ,@@,,@@,@,
,@@@@,@@@, but staying out of reach... telling me   @,@,@,@@@,
@,,,@@,,@, that something is happening, perfuming   @@@@@@,,@,
@,,@,@,@@, me with someone elses excitement         ,,,,,@,@@@
@,@@@@@,@@                                          ,,,,@@@,,,
@@,,,,@@,@ the phone ringing, a certain phone from  ,,,@,,@,,@
,@,,,@,@@, a job long lost, urging for someone to   ,,@@,@@,@,
@@,,@@@,@@ pick up                                  ,@,@@,@@@,
,@,@,,@@,,                                          @@@,@@,,@@
@@@@,@,@,,                                          ,,@@,@,@,@
,,,@@@@@,, 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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