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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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