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¨^~††$#### IN THIS METAPHORICAL SAND, BREATHING     ####$††~^¨
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¨¨¨~†††$§§ HEAR FLUTES, SINES, REPEATING THEMES     §§$†††~¨¨¨
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¨^~††$§### BIRDS... DEAFENINGLY LOUD!               ###§$††~^¨
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