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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THERE'S COMETS! SPACE ODDITIES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOLITARY OSCILLATIONS. CARRIER WAVE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BURNED AWAY BY THE SUNS RADIATION UNTIL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:
%:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ONLY THE FAINTEST TRACE REMAIN, ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:%
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&@%:=^¨¨¨¨ OF SOME SECOND RATE WATER PLANET. ¨¨¨¨^=:%@&
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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.... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:
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¶&@%:=^¨¨¨ 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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