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&,&,&,&,&,             # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #            &,&,,&,&,,
&,&,&,&,&,     ## #  # # # FEY BELLS # #  # ## #    &,&,&&,&,&
&,&,&,&,&,             # #~~~~~~~~~~~# #            &,&,,&,&,,
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&,&,&,&,&, ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF    &,&,,&,&,,
&,&,&,&,&, SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    &,&,&&,&,&
&,&,&,&,&, GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER        &,&,,&,&,,
&,&,&,&,&, WORLDS -                                 &,&,&&,&,&
&,&,&,&,&,                                          &,&,,&,&,,
&,&,&,&,&, 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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