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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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