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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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*^«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ME WITH SOMEONE ELSES EXCITEMENT         ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«^*
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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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