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,&&&&&,&,,                    $$                    &&&,&&&,&&
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&&&&&,,,,&             # #===========# #            ,&&,,,,,,,
&,,,,&,,,&     ## #  # # # fey bells # #  # ## #    ,&,&,,,,,,
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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         ,&&&,,&&,&
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,,&&,&,,&& the phone ringing, a certain phone from  &&&,&&&&&,
,,&,&&&,&, a job long lost, urging for someone to   &,,&&,,,,&
&,&&&,,&&& pick up                                  ,&,&,&,,,&
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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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