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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.            §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§