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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 @##$$\»~,,
,~»\$$##@# ME WITH SOMEONE ELSES EXCITEMENT #@##$$\»~,
,,~»\$$##@ @##$$\»~,,
,,,~»\$$## THE PHONE RINGING, A CERTAIN PHONE FROM ##$$\»~,,,
,,,,~»\$$# 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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