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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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