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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 -                                 .^~\*%@###
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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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