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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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