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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. #£¤@*†~,,,
,,,,~†*@¤£ £¤@*†~,,,,
,,,,,~†*@¤ 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 #£¤@*†~,,,
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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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,,,~†*@¤£# ###~ ~### #£¤@*†~,,,
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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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