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@§%**~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~**%§@
#@§%**~.¨¨            # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #             ¨¨.~**%§@#
##@§%**~.¨     ## #  # # # 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                                  ¨¨¨¨.~**%§
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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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*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
**~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~**
%**~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~**%