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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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