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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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