###@$$\~.¨ ¨.~\$$@###
##@$$\~.¨¨ ¨¨.~\$$@##
#@$$\~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~\$$@#
@$$\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\$$@
$$\~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~\$$
$\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ###~ ~### ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\$
\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # TELE MIGRAINE # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ###~ ~### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\
$\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE SO CALLED "THIRD MIGRAINE". IT'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\$
$$\~.¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨.~\$$@##
#@$$\~.¨¨¨ WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ¨¨¨.~\$$@#
@$$\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\$$@
$$\~.¨¨¨¨¨ OR, IN SOME CASES, THE HOUSEOWNER HAD ¨¨¨¨¨.~\$$
$\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\$
\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR BELONGINGS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\
$\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\$
$$\~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~\$$