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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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¨¨¨¨¨^~\†% 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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