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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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