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¨§§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§§§§¨¨
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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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§§§¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
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