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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         ........~=
*=~.......                                          .......~=*
=*=~...... 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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