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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         ¨¨¨¨¨-^^##
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####%^\--¨ THE PHONE RINGING, A CERTAIN PHONE FROM  ¨--\^%####
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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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