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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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