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Scissors on a thread swing in circles

Seemingly changing direction at will

Volatile symbols, inversion has failed

Stoic faces engaged in prayer

Hope

Dented amulets thrown onto ash

From elongated hollows

A swarm of spheres has been summoned

Followed by delayed flames

And a choir of diffuse voices

Brume of whispers

Futile prayers

Surrender

Moving forms ascend in circles

Permeating through densest matter

Volatile entities, solid fright

Sleepless nights under vibrating trees

Through elongated hollows

A stream of fluids has been summoned

Inducing delayed flames

And an outburst of sparks

Laid to rest under inverted stone arcs