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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.        ####,,,,##
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,,####,,##   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.                 ,,,,####,,
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####,,,,##     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        ,,########
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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.   ,,,,,,,,##
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########## 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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##,,##,,## 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... #,,,,,,,,,
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,####,,,,,  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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