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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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