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,,-~:†&@@# #@@&†:~-,,
,-~:†&@@## ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF ##@@&†:~-,
,,-~:†&@@# SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE #@@&†:~-,,
,,,-~:†&@@ GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER @@&†:~-,,,
,,,,-~:†&@ WORLDS - @&†:~-,,,,
,,,,,-~:†& &†:~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~:† DISTANT WAILING SIRENS, COMING CLOSER †:~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~: BUT STAYING OUT OF REACH... TELLING ME :~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, PERFUMING ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- ME WITH SOMEONE ELSES EXCITEMENT -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~: 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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