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¨¨.»†^%##@                                          @##%^†».¨¨
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¨¨.»†^%##@             ###»         »###            @##%^†».¨¨
¨¨¨.»†^%##             #               #            ##%^†».¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.»†^%#             # 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.             #%^†».¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.»†^%                                          %^†».¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.»†^                                          ^†».¨¨¨¨¨¨
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