,,,,-***¤§ §¤***-,,,,
,-**¤§@@## ##@@§¤**-,
,,-**¤§@@@ @@@§¤**-,,
,,-**¤§§@@ @@§§¤**-,,
,,-**¤§@@@ @@@§¤**-,,
,,,--**§@@ ###- -### @@§**--,,,
,,,,,-**¤@ # # @¤**-,,,,,
,,,,,,-*¤§ # 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. @¤*-,,,,,,
,,-**¤§@@# #@@§¤**-,,
,,,,,-*¤¤§ §¤¤*-,,,,,
,,-*****§@ @§*****-,,
,,,,,,**¤§ §¤**,,,,,,
,,-**¤@@## ##@@¤**-,,