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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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§†\\.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.\\†§
#@¶§&†\~.¨                                          ¨.~\†&§¶@#
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##@¶§&\~.¨                                          ¨.~\&§¶@##