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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... &&&&&&,&,&
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,&&&,,&,&&  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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