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£§%:=~¨¨¨¨ SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    ¨¨¨¨~=:%§£
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£§%:=~¨¨¨¨ THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, PERFUMING   ¨¨¨¨~=:%§£
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§%:=~¨¨¨¨¨ HEAR FLUTES, SINES, REPEATING THEMES     ¨¨¨¨¨~=:%§
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#@£§%:=~¨¨ BUT LIKE A MIRAGE, CONSTANTLY            ¨¨~=:%§£@#
##@£§%:=~¨ EVAPORATING AND REFORMING.               ¨~=:%§£@##
#@£§%:=~¨¨ AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS.     ¨¨~=:%§£@#
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