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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.     &,,&,,,&,,
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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.    ,&&&,,,&,,
,&&&&,,&&&                                          ,&,,&,,&&,
,&,,,&,&,, 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...  &&,,,,&&,&
,&,,,,,,&&                                          &,&,,,&,&&
&&&,,,,,&,  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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