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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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