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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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........:= 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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