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,^-*%%¤¤¤¤ GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER ¤¤¤¤%%*-^,
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,^-*%%¤¤¤¤ DISTANT WAILING SIRENS, COMING CLOSER ¤¤¤¤%%*-^,
,^-*%%¤@@# BUT STAYING OUT OF REACH... TELLING ME #@@¤%%*-^,
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,^^--**%@@ 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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