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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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