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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 ###@%*^=~,
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,,,~=^*%@# 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 ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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