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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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