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¶§%†«:.... ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF    ....:«†%§¶
@¶§%†«:... SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    ...:«†%§¶@
#@¶§%†«:.. GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER        ..:«†%§¶@#
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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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