....~~**#@ @#**~~....
.~~^*%#@@@ @@@#%*^~~.
.....~^%@@ @@%^~.....
.~~^^^%%#@ @#%%^^^~~.
.~~^*%###@ @###%*^~~.
.~~^*%#@@# %% #@@#%*^~~.
.~~^*%#@@# %% %% #@@#%*^~~.
......~~*# % % #*~~......
.~^*%#@@## %% %% ##@@#%*^~.
......~*%# %% #%*~......
......~*%@ @%*~......
....~~*##@ # #~~~~~~~~~~~# # @##*~~....
.~~^*%##@@ ## # # # # 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. #@@#%*^~~.
.~~^*%#@@# #@@#%*^~~.
.~~^*%#@@# #@@#%*^~~.
.~~^*%@@## ##@@%*^~~.
.~~^*%#@@# #@@#%*^~~.
...~^**#@@ @@#**^~...
.~~^*%###@ @###%*^~~.