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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 ..,-†%§###
##§%†-,... OF SOME SECOND RATE WATER PLANET. ...,-†%§##
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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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#§%†-,.... LIFE GETS TO PROSPER OUTSIDE OF.#†--- - ....,-†%§#
##§%†-,... SUDDENLY, AN ACID FLASHBACK: I STEP ...,-†%§##
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###§%†-,.. 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... .....,-†%§
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-,........ THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN ........,-
,......... CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET .........,
.......... THEIR BELONGINGS. ..........
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