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##@§%†;»^. GRAINS THERE ARE CALLS FROM OTHER .^»;†%§@##
##@§%†;»^. WORLDS - .^»;†%§@##
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##@§%†;»^. THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, PERFUMING .^»;†%§@##
##@§%†;»^. ME WITH SOMEONE ELSES EXCITEMENT .^»;†%§@##
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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 .^»;†%§@##
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##@§%†;»^. BIRDS... DEAFENINGLY LOUD! .^»;†%§@##
##@§%†;»^. BUT LIKE A MIRAGE, CONSTANTLY .^»;†%§@##
@§%†;;»»^. EVAPORATING AND REFORMING. .^»»;;†%§@
@@@§%†;»^. AND NOT REALLY TOUCHING MY EARDRUMS. .^»;†%§@@@
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