He felt a faint click. Then a tiny crackle, like rice cereal.
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He took a deep breath. He swallowed hard while plugging his nose. Nothing. He tried yawning—an exaggerated, jaw-unhinging yawn—while holding his nose.
Now running late, Elias arrived at the studio. The pianist was already there, warming up. The sound of the grand piano was rich and full to everyone but Elias. To him, it sounded like it was being played underwater. He felt a faint click
Elias stood in the doorway of the studio, the sweet stinging sensation of equalized pressure settling in his head. He could hear the dampers lifting, the resonance of the soundboard, the breath of the musician.
He asked the driver to stop at a drugstore. He bought an over-the-counter decongestant spray and a bulb syringe. The tubes drain into the nasal cavity, so
Elias was a music producer. Silence was his canvas, but this wasn't silence—this was a wall. And he had a session with a notoriously picky jazz pianist in three hours.