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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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&^†~^..... 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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