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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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