¶¶¶&§^†»,.                                          .,»†^§&¶¶¶
¶&&^^††»,.                                          .,»††^^&&¶
###¶&§^†,.                                          .,†^§&¶###
###¶§^†»,.                                          .,»†^§¶###
###¶&§^†».                                          .»†^§&¶###
###&§^†»,.                    §§                    .,»†^§&###
&§†»»,,,,.                  §§  §§                  .,,,,»»†§&
###¶§^†»,.                  §    §                  .,»†^§¶###
#¶¶&§^†»,.                  §§  §§                  .,»†^§&¶¶#
##¶&§^†»,.                    §§                    .,»†^§&¶##
¶§††»,....                                          ....,»††§¶
###&§^†»,.             # #»»»»»»»»»»»# #            .,»†^§&###
##¶&§^†»,.    ## #  # # # 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.     ....,,†^&#
##¶&§^†»,.                                          .,»†^§&¶##
###¶&§^†».                                          .»†^§&¶###
###¶&^†»,.                                          .,»†^&¶###
&^^»......                                          ......»^^&
¶&§§^^†»,.                                          .,»†^^§§&¶
¶¶¶&§^†»,.                                          .,»†^§&¶¶¶