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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. ¨¨¨&¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨¨& &¨¨&&¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&&¨& &&¨&¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨&& &¨&&&&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨ &&&¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨&¨&¨&& ¨¨¨&¨¨&&&¨