,,,^~==&£# #£&==~^,,,
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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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