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*†;-~..... ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF .....~-;†*
†;-~...... SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE ......~-;†
;-~....... GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER .......~-;
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.......... 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 ......~-;†
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#¶¤*†;-~.. IT, THE VEIL IS NEXT TO BREACHED... I ..~-;†*¤¶#
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¤*†;-~.... 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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