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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. ###§%^\»-,
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,-»\^%§### 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. ###§%^\»-,
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,-»\^%§### 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.... ###§%^\»-,
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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. #§%%\»»»-,
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,,,-»\\^^§ 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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