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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 %=~^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ 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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