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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 ##@@§\~^¨¨
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¨¨^~\§@@## CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ##@@§\~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~\§@@# THEIR BELONGINGS. #@@§\~^¨¨¨
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