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