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,&,&&&&,&&                    $$                    ,,,,,,,&&&
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,&&&,&,&&,            # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #             ,&&,&&&,,,
&,,&&&&,&&    ## #  # # # fey bells # #  # ## #     &,&&,,&,,,
&,&,,,&&,,             # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #            &&,&,&&,,&
&&&,,&,&,&                                          ,&&&&,&,&,
,,&,&&&&&, 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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