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^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ## #  # # # FEY BELLS # #  # ## #     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
%^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨            # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #             ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^%
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§&%^~.¨¨¨¨ 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                                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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