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......,-=* envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    *=-,......
.....,-=*$ sound... and sure enough, between the    $*=-,.....
....,-=*$& grains there are calls from other        &$*=-,....
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.,-=*$&### distant wailing sirens, coming closer    ###&$*=-,.
..,-=*$&## but staying out of reach... telling me   ##&$*=-,..
...,-=*$&# that something is happening, perfuming   #&$*=-,...
....,-=*$& me with someone elses excitement         &$*=-,....
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......,-=* the phone ringing, a certain phone from  *=-,......
.......,-= a job long lost, urging for someone to   =-,.......
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...,-=*$&# 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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