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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   .~«*^&§@##
#@#§&^*«~. PICK UP                                  .~«*^&§#@#
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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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