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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....         ,,@@@@@@@@
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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... @,,,,@@,,,
@@@@@@@,,@                                          ,,@@,,,,@@
@@@@@@,,,,   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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