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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        ¶£%=:-,...
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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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