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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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¨,~††††=¤¶                                          ¶¤=††††~,¨
¨,~†=*¤¶##                                          ##¶¤*=†~,¨
¨¨,~~~†=*¶                                          ¶*=†~~~,¨¨