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,,,,,~»:$£ LIKE A REGULAR MIGRAINE BUT IT DOES NOT £$:»~,,,,,
,,,,~»:$£& HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS &£$:»~,,,,
,,,~»:$£&# THERE AND IT'S DRAINING THE EVIL #&£$:»~,,,
,,~»:$£&#@ STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WOUND. @#&£$:»~,,
,~»:$£&#@# #@#&£$:»~,
,,~»:$£&#@ IT'S MASSAGING YOUR TEMPLES, PIERCING @#&£$:»~,,
,,,~»:$£&# YOU, ENTERING YOUR BLOOD, CRACKING THE #&£$:»~,,,
,,,,~»:$£& SKULL OPEN. A PAW GRIPS YOUR BRAIN, &£$:»~,,,,
,,,,,~»:$£ PLAYS WITH IT, PULLS IT OUT INTO THE £$:»~,,,,,
,,,,~»:$£& COSMOS. &£$:»~,,,,
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,~»:$£&#@# SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. #@#&£$:»~,
,,~»:$£&#@ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL @#&£$:»~,,
,,,~»:$£&# ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, #&£$:»~,,,
,,,,~»:$£& EVENTUALLY CAUGHT IN THE GRAVITY WELL &£$:»~,,,,
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,,,,,~»:$£ GET BACK TO THE SHOP. LYNNE IS THERE £$:»~,,,,,
,,,,~»:$£& ALONE AND HASN'T EATEN YET. I TAKE THE &£$:»~,,,,
,,,~»:$£&# BACK ROUTE UP FROM THE BEACH TO AVOID #&£$:»~,,,
,,~»:$£&#@ THE CROWD. SING A LITTLE TO MYSELF. @#&£$:»~,,
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,,~»:$£&#@ LIFE GETS TO PROSPER OUTSIDE OF,#:»»» - @#&£$:»~,,
,,,~»:$£&# SUDDENLY, AN ACID FLASHBACK: I STEP #&£$:»~,,,
,,,,~»:$£& DOWN IN MY MIND (LIKE AN OPEN MIND / &£$:»~,,,,
,,,,,~»:$£ FRACTAL STINGER / BISMUTH STAIRCASE) £$:»~,,,,,
,,,,~»:$£& AND WADE IN SHADOWS... SURROUNDED BY &£$:»~,,,,
,,,~»:$£&# MEMORY NEGATIVES, #&£$:»~,,,
,,~»:$£&#@ LIKE UPROCESSED FILM.... @#&£$:»~,,
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,,,,,~»:$£ IS IN THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF A NARROW £$:»~,,,,,
,,,,~»:$£& MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE &£$:»~,,,,
,,,~»:$£&# LIVE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, TOGETHER WITH #&£$:»~,,,
,,~»:$£&#@ THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL @#&£$:»~,,
,~»:$£&#@# CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC #@#&£$:»~,
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,,,,~»:$£& ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS, &£$:»~,,,,
,,,~»:$£&# WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING #&£$:»~,,,
,,~»:$£&#@ TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON @#&£$:»~,,
,~»:$£&#@# BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME #@#&£$:»~,
,,~»:$£&#@ RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE @#&£$:»~,,
,,,~»:$£&# WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... #&£$:»~,,,
,,,,~»:$£& &£$:»~,,,,
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,,,,~»:$£& THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN &£$:»~,,,,
,,,~»:$£&# CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET #&£$:»~,,,
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