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##¶§§%^=.¨ envelop me in noise... a sandstorm of    ¨.=^%§§¶##
###§§%^=.¨ sound... and sure enough, between the    ¨.=^%§§###
§§%^=..¨¨¨ grains there are calls from other        ¨¨¨..=^%§§
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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         ¨¨¨¨¨.^§¶¶
§§§%==.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.==%§§§
##¶§§%^=.¨ 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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