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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. ,,«*^%@¶##
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#¶¶@%^*«,, 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 ,,«*^%@¶¶#
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##¶@%^*«,, 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. ,,«*^%@¶##
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##¶@%^*«,, 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 ,,,,«*%%%¶
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¶¶%^**«,,, MUDBRICK BUILDING, PAINTED TEAL. WE ,,,«**^%¶¶
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##¶@%^*«,, THE OWNER. AS I CLOSE THE METAL ,,«*^%@¶##
¶%^^^^*«,, CURTAIN, BEHIND ITS CHARACTERISTIC ,,«*^^^^%¶
¶¶¶@%^*«,, SHARP RATTLING I CAN HEAR THE ,,«*^%@¶¶¶
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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... ,,«*^%@¶##
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¶@^««,,,,, OR, IN SOME CASES, THE HOUSEOWNER HAD ,,,,,««^@¶
##¶@%^*«,, THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN ,,«*^%@¶##
##¶@%^*«,, CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ,,«*^%@¶##
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