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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        @@@,@,,@@@
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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....         ,@@,,,@@@@
,@,@@@@@,@                                          @@,@,,@,,,
,@@@,,,,@@             ###-         -###            @,@@@,@@,,
,@,,@,,,@,                                          ,@@,,@@,@,
,@@,@@,,@@  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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