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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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