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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        ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@             ###«         «###            ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@   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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