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¨-~*%&&### # # ###&&%*~-¨
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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 &&&*~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨-~*%&&### 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 ###&&%*~-¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~~%& 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 #&&**-¨¨¨¨
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¨-~*%&&### 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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