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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.             ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨§¨§§§
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨
§§§§§§¨¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨