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....^~*§&# SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    #&§*~^....
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..^~*§&### DISTANT WAILING SIRENS, COMING CLOSER    ###&§*~^..
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..^~*§&### A JOB LONG LOST, URGING FOR SOMEONE TO   ###&§*~^..
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....^~*§&# AND AT TIMES, WHEN I'M ALMOST DROWNING   #&§*~^....
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....^~*§&# IT, THE VEIL IS NEXT TO BREACHED... I    #&§*~^....
...^~*§&## HEAR FLUTES, SINES, REPEATING THEMES     ##&§*~^...
..^~*§&### LIKE WERE THEY CALLS FROM RUBBERY        ###&§*~^..
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..^~*§&### BUT LIKE A MIRAGE, CONSTANTLY            ###&§*~^..
...^~*§&## EVAPORATING AND REFORMING.               ##&§*~^...
....^~*§&# AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS.     #&§*~^....
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