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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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,,,,~~*=¤# ME WITH SOMEONE ELSES EXCITEMENT #¤=*~~,,,,
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,,,,,,~~*= 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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