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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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