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,,,,,,.=\^ 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 @&$^\=.,,,
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,,,,.=\^$& 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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