¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨§§§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨            ###»         »###             §¨¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨            #               #             §¨§¨§§¨§§§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨             # TELE MIGRAINE #            §§§§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨             #               #            ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨             ###»         »###            ¨¨§¨§§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨   THE SO CALLED "THIRD MIGRAINE". IT'S   §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨  LIKE A REGULAR MIGRAINE BUT IT DOES NOT §¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨¨§§§§§¨§§    HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS   §§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§     THERE AND IT'S DRAINING THE EVIL     ¨§§§§§¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§¨§§§        STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WOUND.        §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§§§¨
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨§   IT'S MASSAGING YOUR TEMPLES, PIERCING  §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨§§¨§§  YOU, ENTERING YOUR BLOOD, CRACKING THE  §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§§¨§§¨§   SKULL OPEN. A PAW GRIPS YOUR BRAIN,    §§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§§¨   PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE   ¨§§§¨§§¨§¨
§§§§¨§§¨§¨                 COSMOS.                  §¨¨§§¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§     THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES.      §§§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨§¨§¨§   SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE.   ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§§§¨ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL  ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§     ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN,      ¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨   EVENTUALLY CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITY WELL  §¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨§    OF SOME SECOND RATE WATER PLANET.     §§¨§§§¨§§§
¨§§¨¨§¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§
§¨§¨§§§¨¨§             IT'S RAINING SAP.            §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
§§§§¨¨§¨§§       WE'RE GETTING SWEET AND WET        §§§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨§§§            ###»         »###             ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨§§§§¨§§   MY LUNCH BREAK IS OVER AND I NEED TO   ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨   GET BACK TO THE SHOP. LYNNE IS THERE   ¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨  ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE  ¨¨§§§§§§¨¨
§§§¨§§§§¨§  BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID   ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨    THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF.   §§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§§¨§§§¨§  LIFE GETS TO PROSPER OUTSIDE OF¨£;»»» - §§¨¨§§¨§§¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨   SUDDENLY, AN ACID FLASHBACK: I STEP    ¨§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§§   DOWN IN MY MIND (LIKE AN OPEN MIND /   §§§§§¨§§¨§
¨§§§§§§§¨§   FRACTAL STINGER / BISMUTH STAIRCASE)   ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨   AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY   ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§            MEMORY NEGATIVES,             ¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨         LIKE UPROCESSED FILM....         ¨§¨¨§§§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨§§§§            ###»         »###             ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§§¨§¨¨§¨ WE'RE CLOSING FOR THE EVENING. THE SHOP  §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨§§§¨§§§    IS IN THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF A NARROW    §§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨    MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE   ¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨  LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, TOGETHER WITH §¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§§§§¨¨¨     THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL      §¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨    CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC    §§§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨       SHARP RATTLING I CAN HEAR THE      ¨¨¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨              CURFEW SIRENS.              ¨¨§§§¨§§§¨
¨§¨§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨§§
§§§¨¨¨§¨§¨   WORMY STREET WOLVES OUTSIDE, CHASING   §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨§§§§§     ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS,     ¨§§§§§§§§¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨  WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING  §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§§¨¨¨¨§  TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§§  BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§   RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE   §¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨§§§§  WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... §¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨   OR, IN SOME CASES, THE HOUSEOWNER HAD  §¨§¨§§¨§§§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨    THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN   §§§§¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨  CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET  ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨            THEIR BELONGINGS.             ¨¨§¨§§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨¨§§§§§¨§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§§