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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
\«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\
=\«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\=
%=\«^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^«\=%
¤%=\«^¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨¨¨^«\=%¤#
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨^«\=%
=\«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR BELONGINGS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«\=
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