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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 @@...@.@@.
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.@@..@..@@ ###~ ~### @.@@.@..@@
@@.@.@@.@. @@@.@@@.@.
@.@@@@.@@@ 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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