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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 #&*$\-:,,,
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,,,,,:-\$* THE PHONE RINGING, A CERTAIN PHONE FROM *$\-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-\$ A JOB LONG LOST, URGING FOR SOMEONE TO $\-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-\ PICK UP \-:,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, AND AT TIMES, WHEN I'M ALMOST DROWNING ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, 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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