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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.     ,,,&,,&&&&
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&,,&&&&&&&            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....         ,,,&&,,,,,
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&&,,,,,&&&             ###~         ~###            &,,&&,,&&&
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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.              ,,&&,,&&,,
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&,,,,,,&,,   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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