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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.                 ¤¤§*†^^¨¨¨
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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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¨^«†*§¤#@#             ###«         «###            #@#¤§*†«^¨
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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.    #@#¤§*†«^¨
¨^«†*§¤¤¤#                                          #¤¤¤§*†«^¨
¨^«†*§¤#@# 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.              #@#¤§*†«^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«†*¤                                          ¤*†«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«†*§¤#@@   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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