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¤^†~......    ## #  # # # fey bells # #  # ## #     ......~†^¤
#@¤%%^†-~.            # #-----------# #             .~-†^%%¤@#
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###@¤%^†-~ 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         .~-†^%¤@##
@%%†††--~.                                          .~--†††%%@
¤^--...... 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.     .~-†^%¤@##
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