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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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