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,^=:%¤§¶## envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    ##¶§¤%:=^,
,^===:%§¶¶ sound... and sure enough, between the    ¶¶§%:===^,
,^=:%¤§§§¶ grains there are calls from other        ¶§§§¤%:=^,
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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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,,,,=%%%¤¶ a job long lost, urging for someone to   ¶¤%%%=,,,,
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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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