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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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@&@†*~,,,, 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. ,,,,~*†@&@
#@&@†*~,,, ,,,~*†@&@#
##@&@†*~,, 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 ,,,,,,,,~*
†*~,,,,,,, THEIR BELONGINGS. ,,,,,,,~*†
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