,-=;=*§@## ##@§*=;=-,
,,-=;=*§@# #@§*=;=-,,
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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. -,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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.... =-,,,,,,,,
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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. @§*=;=-,,,
,,-=;=*§@# #@§*=;=-,,
,-=;=*§@## 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-= =-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-=; ;=-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-=;= =;=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=;=* *=;=-,,,,,