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,,~;§£&@@# ###~ ~### #@@&£§;~,,
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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. &&£§~,,,,,
,,~;§£&&&@ @&&&£§;~,,
,,~;§£&@@# 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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