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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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