,,,~:::$&# #&$:::~,,,
,,,,,:$@@& &@@$:,,,,,
,,~:$@&#@# #@#&@$:~,,
,,,,~::@&# #&@::~,,,,
,,~:$@&#@# #@#&@$:~,,
,,~:$@&#@@ @@ @@#&@$:~,,
,,~:$@&@## @@ @@ ##@&@$:~,,
,,,,,,::@& @ @ &@::,,,,,,
,,~:$@&#@# @@ @@ #@#&@$:~,,
,,,,~~$$&@ @@ @&$$~~,,,,
,,~:$@&&#@ @#&&@$:~,,
,,,,,,:$&# # #~~~~~~~~~~~# # #&$:,,,,,,
,,,,,,:$$& ## # # # # FEY BELLS # # # ## # &$$:,,,,,,
,,~:$@&#@# # #~~~~~~~~~~~# # #@#&@$:~,,
,,~:$@&#@# #@#&@$:~,,
,,,,,,,~$& ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF &$~,,,,,,,
,,,,,::$@& SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE &@$::,,,,,
,,,,,~:@@& 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 &@:,,,,,,,
,,~:$@#@## ##@#@$:~,,
,,~:$@&#@@ @@#&@$:~,,
,,~:$@&&&# AND AT TIMES, WHEN I'M ALMOST DROWNING #&&&@$:~,,
,,~:$@&#@@ IN THIS METAPHORICAL SAND, BREATHING @@#&@$:~,,
,,,,~:::@# 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 &@:~,,,,,,
,,~:$@#@## EVAPORATING AND REFORMING. ##@#@$:~,,
,,~:$@&##@ AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS. @##&@$:~,,
,,~:$@#@## ##@#@$:~,,
,,~:$@&### ###&@$:~,,
,,~:$@#@## ##@#@$:~,,
,,~:$@&#@# #@#&@$:~,,
,,,~::@@&& &&@@::~,,,
,,~:$@&#@# #@#&@$:~,,