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,,,,~~†*@& @@ &@*†~~,,,,
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,,,,~~†*@& @ @ &@*†~~,,,,
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,~~†*@&### ###&@*†~~,
,,~~†*@&## # #~~~~~~~~~~~# # ##&@*†~~,,
,,,~~†*@&# ## # # # # 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. @*†~~,,,,,
,,,,~~†*@& &@*†~~,,,,
,,,~~†*@&# #&@*†~~,,,
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