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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 -                                 ,,&&&&,,,&
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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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