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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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