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@#*^=~:¨¨¨                  *    *                  ¨¨¨:~=^*#@
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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 -                                 ¨¨:~=^*#@#
@#*^=~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~=^*#@
#*^=~:¨¨¨¨ 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                                  ¨¨¨:~=^*#@
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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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