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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 ,,~†*§¤###
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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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###¤§*†~,, 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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###¤§*†~,, 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.... ,,~~††§¤¤#
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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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¤¤*~~,,,,, OR, IN SOME CASES, THE HOUSEOWNER HAD ,,,,,~~*¤¤
¤§†,,,,,,, THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN ,,,,,,,†§¤
###¤§*†~,, CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ,,~†*§¤###
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