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¨¨¨^=:†%¤# 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. †:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= IT'S MASSAGING YOUR TEMPLES, PIERCING =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=: 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. #¤%†:=^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^=:†% IT'S RAINING SAP. %†:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:† WE'RE GETTING SWEET AND WET †:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=: 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=: 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. ###¤%†:=^¨
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¨¨¨^=:†%¤# WORMY STREET WOLVES OUTSIDE, CHASING #¤%†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:†%¤ ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS, ¤%†:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=:†% WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING %†:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:† TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON †:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^=:† THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN †:=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=:†% CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET %†:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:†%¤ THEIR BELONGINGS. ¤%†:=^¨¨¨¨
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