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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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