¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨             ###«         «###            ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨             #               #            ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨             # 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.            ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§