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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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