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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.     ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§§§§§§                                          §§¨§§¨§§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨             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.            §§¨§§¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§§§                                          §¨§§¨§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§§
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