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«~,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,~«†*%§
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#@§%*†«~,, 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. ,,,,~«†*%§
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*†«~,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,~«†*%
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@§%*†«~,,, IT'S RAINING SAP. ,,,~«†*%§@
#@§%*†«~,, WE'RE GETTING SWEET AND WET ,,~«†*%§@#
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#@§%*†«~,, ###« «### ,,~«†*%§@#
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§%*†«~,,,, 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.... ,,~«†*%§@#
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*†«~,,,,,, 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... ,,,,,,,~«†
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†«~,,,,,,, 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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