,,,,,~»%&& &&%»~,,,,,
,,,,,,~»%& &%»~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~»% %»~,,,,,,,
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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. %»~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~»%& &%»~,,,,,,
,,,,,~»%&& &&%»~,,,,,
,,,,~»%&&# #&&%»~,,,,
,,,~»%&&## ##&&%»~,,,
,,~»%&&### ###&&%»~,,
,~»%&&#### ####&&%»~,