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......^~^£ me with someone elses excitement         £^~^......
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....^~^£@@ 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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