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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        ¨¨¨~**§##@
##§**~¨¨¨¨ 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                                  ¨¨¨~**§##@
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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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#@##§**~¨¨                                          ¨¨~**§##@#