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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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¨,~/†%@¶## 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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