####$%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%$####
#@$%%%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%%%$@#
#@%†=,,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,,=†%@#
@$%=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=%$@
@$$$$%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%$$$$@
###@$%†=,¨                    $$                    ¨,=†%$@###
###@$%†=,¨                  $$  $$                  ¨,=†%$@###
@$%==¨¨¨¨¨                  $    $                  ¨¨¨¨¨==%$@
#@%†,¨¨¨¨¨                  $$  $$                  ¨¨¨¨¨,†%@#
@%%%†==¨¨¨                    $$                    ¨¨¨==†%%%@
###@$%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%$@###
#@$$%=¨¨¨¨            # #===========# #             ¨¨¨¨=%$$@#
###@$%†=,¨    ## #  # # # FEY BELLS # #  # ## #     ¨,=†%$@###
@@@@$%†=,¨             # #===========# #            ¨,=†%$@@@@
#@%%%%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%%%%@#
####@$%†,¨ ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF    ¨,†%$@####
###@$%†=,¨ SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    ¨,=†%$@###
#@%%==¨¨¨¨ GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER        ¨¨¨¨==%%@#
@@$$$%†=,¨ 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   ¨,=††%%@##
##$††=,,¨¨ IN THIS METAPHORICAL SAND, BREATHING     ¨¨,,=††$##
####$%†=,¨ IT, THE VEIL IS NEXT TO BREACHED... I    ¨,=†%$####
#@$††===,¨ HEAR FLUTES, SINES, REPEATING THEMES     ¨,===††$@#
###@$%†=,¨ LIKE WERE THEY CALLS FROM RUBBERY        ¨,=†%$@###
##@@$%†=,¨ BIRDS... DEAFENINGLY LOUD!               ¨,=†%$@@##
###@$%†=,¨ BUT LIKE A MIRAGE, CONSTANTLY            ¨,=†%$@###
###@$%†=,¨ EVAPORATING AND REFORMING.               ¨,=†%$@###
###@$%†=,¨ AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS.     ¨,=†%$@###
###@$%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%$@###
#$†,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,†$#
@%†,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,†%@
###@$%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%$@###
###@$%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%$@###
###@$%†=,¨                                          ¨,=†%$@###