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¨,~:%@##@# # # #@##@%:~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,:%@# # TELE MIGRAINE # #@%:,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,,,:%## ###~ ~### ##%:,,,¨¨¨
¨,~:%@#### ####@%:~,¨
¨,~:%@##@# 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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