,-~^*&§@## ##@§&*^~-,
,,-~^*&§@# #@§&*^~-,,
,,,-~^*&§@ @§&*^~-,,,
,,,,-~^*&§ §&*^~-,,,,
,,,,,-~^*& &*^~-,,,,,
,,,,-~^*&§ ###~ ~### §&*^~-,,,,
,,,-~^*&§@ # # @§&*^~-,,,
,,-~^*&§@# # 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. #@§&*^~-,,
,-~^*&§@## ##@§&*^~-,
,,-~^*&§@# #@§&*^~-,,
,,,-~^*&§@ @§&*^~-,,,
,,,,-~^*&§ §&*^~-,,,,
,,,,,-~^*& &*^~-,,,,,