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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 -                                 #§§**~.¨¨¨
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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   ##§***=~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*§ 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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