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