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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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