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¨¨¨¨¨,===§ 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 #@@§===,¨¨
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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. @@§===,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,===§@ @§===,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,===§ 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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