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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  @£%^«:,,,,
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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!               ##@£%^«:,,
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,,:«^%£@## evaporating and reforming.               ##@£%^«:,,
,,,:«^%£@# and not really touching my eardrums.     #@£%^«:,,,
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