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§§^~^..... 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   ....^~^§§¤
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#£¤§§^~^.. 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   .......^~^
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§§^~^..... it, the veil is next to breached... i    .....^~^§§
¤§§^~^.... hear flutes, sines, repeating themes     ....^~^§§¤
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#£¤§§^~^.. birds... deafeningly loud!               ..^~^§§¤£#
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#£¤§§^~^.. evaporating and reforming.               ..^~^§§¤£#
£¤§§^~^... and not really touching my eardrums.     ...^~^§§¤£
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