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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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