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#@@$^†«^.. ENVELOP ME IN NOISE... A SANDSTORM OF    ..^«†^$@@#
##@@$^†«^. SOUND... AND SURE ENOUGH, BETWEEN THE    .^«†^$@@##
#@@$^†«^.. GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER        ..^«†^$@@#
@@$^†«^... WORLDS -                                 ...^«†^$@@
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$^†«^..... DISTANT WAILING SIRENS, COMING CLOSER    .....^«†^$
^†«^...... 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   ..........
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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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