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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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.^~^†&£### 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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