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§§§§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
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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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