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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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