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¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§¨§§§¨§¨¨
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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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¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§