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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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....~=*=$§ the phone ringing, a certain phone from  §$=*=~....
...~=*=$§# a job long lost, urging for someone to   #§$=*=~...
..~=*=$§## pick up                                  ##§$=*=~..
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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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