¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨                                          §§§¨§§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§            ###~         ~###             §¨§§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨§§§§¨¨§            #               #             §§§¨¨¨§§§§
§§§§¨¨¨§¨§            # 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.            §¨§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§§§
¨§§§§§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§§¨§§¨§¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨§§¨§§§
§§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§¨¨