When I hear someone singing or speaking my attention sticks to familiar words or phrases. Suddenly, there comes understanding, or rather a succession of visual images following the speech or singing. It only lasts for a few moments, then the images disappear and the word flow becomes an incoherent, meaningless flow of sounds, just noise. And even familiar words become incomprehensible and inaudible.
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