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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                                  .~-^%*§###
####§*%-~.                                          .~-%*§####
##*^^--~..                                          ..~--^^*##
###§*%^-~. 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.     ...~--^*§#
#§*^-.....                                          .....-^*§#
####§%^-~.                                          .~-^%§####
§§**%-~...                                          ...~-%**§§
###§*%^-~.                                          .~-^%*§###
#§§%^~....                                          ....~^%§§#
§§**^^^-~.                                          .~-^^^**§§