.-~*%$&& #&&&$%*~-.
.-~*%$&@@# #@@&$%*~-.
.....-*$$& &$$*-.....
.-~*%$&@## ##@&$%*~-.
.-~****$@# #@$****~-.
.-----*$@# $$ #@$*-----.
..--~%%% $$ $$ #&%%%~--..
.-~*%%%%%& $ $ &%%%%%*~-.
.-~*%$&&@@ $$ $$ @@&&$%*~-.
.-~*$&@### $$ ###@&$*~-.
.-~*%$## ###&$%*~-.
....~~*$&& # #~~~~~~~~~~~# # &&$*~~....
.-~*%$&@## ## # # # # fey bells # # # ## # ##@&$%*~-.
.-~*%$&@@# # #~~~~~~~~~~~# # #@@&$%*~-.
.-~*%$&&@@ @@&&$%*~-.
.....~%%&& envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of &&%%~.....
.-~*%$&&@# 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 ##@&$%*~-.
....-~**%& that something is happening, perfuming &%**~-....
......~% me with someone elses excitement #&%~......
.-~*%$&@## ##@&$%*~-.
......~*$@ the phone ringing, a certain phone from @$*~......
....-~**$@ a job long lost, urging for someone to @$**~-....
-~*%$&@### pick up ###@&$%*~-
.-~*%$&@## ##@&$%*~-.
...-~~*% #&%*~~-...
....~~*%%& and at times, when i'm almost drowning &%%*~~....
.-~*%$&@## 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. ##@&$%*~-.
.-~*%$&@## ##@&$%*~-.
.....-**$& &$**-.....
.....~%$@# #@$%~.....
.-~*%$&@## ##@&$%*~-.
.-~*%$&@## ##@&$%*~-.
.-~~~***$@ @$***~~~-.