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The audio begins with a soft, yet distinct, rustling sound. It is the sound of a hand gently holding a piece of paper. All of a sudden, the tranquility is broken by a sharp, abrasive noise. The tearing has begun. The paper is being ripped apart, torn from its original form. The sound is both violent and soothing, a paradox of destruction and creation. As the ripping continues, the noise fluctuates, sometimes louder, sometimes softer, mimicking the varying pressure applied by the hands doing the tearing. The tearing reaches a climax, the sound is at its loudest and most intense, the paper is being ripped apart with a certain finality. And then, just as suddenly as it began, it ends. The sound of the tearing paper fades away, leaving behind a profound silence. The paper has been transformed, its form altered by the tearing, the ripping, the destruction. The audio ends, leaving behind the memory of the tearing of paper.
