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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§§¨
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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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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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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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