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¶¶@%§~¨¨¨¨            # TELE MIGRAINE #             ¨¨¨¨~§%@¶¶
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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     ¨,~†§%@@¶¶
¶¶¶@%§†~,¨        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       ¨¨¨¨¨,†%%¶
##¶@%§†~,¨                                          ¨,~†§%@¶##
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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.   ¨¨¨¨,~~§%¶
###¶@%§†,¨                                          ¨,†§%@¶###
##¶@%§†~,¨  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      ¨,~††§%%%¶
¶@%%§††~,¨              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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##¶@%§†~,¨                                          ¨,~†§%@¶##