¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§§§                                          §¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§§§§§            ###-         -###             ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§§§§§            #               #             ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§§§§§             # 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.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§§§§                                          §§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§