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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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