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#@@$*†=^¨¨ THE SO CALLED "THIRD MIGRAINE". IT'S ¨¨^=†*$@@#
@@$*†=^¨¨¨ LIKE A REGULAR MIGRAINE BUT IT DOES NOT ¨¨¨^=†*$@@
@$*†=^¨¨¨¨ HURT THERE'S NO PAIN, THE COSMOS IS ¨¨¨¨^=†*$@
$*†=^¨¨¨¨¨ THERE AND IT'S DRAINING THE EVIL ¨¨¨¨¨^=†*$
*†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WOUND. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†*
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=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S MASSAGING YOUR TEMPLES, PIERCING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU, ENTERING YOUR BLOOD, CRACKING THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SKULL OPEN. A PAW GRIPS YOUR BRAIN, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ COSMOS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
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*†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
*†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†*
$*†=^¨¨¨¨¨ WORMY STREET WOLVES OUTSIDE, CHASING ¨¨¨¨¨^=†*$
@$*†=^¨¨¨¨ ENTRANCES IN THE DARK ALLEYWAYS, ¨¨¨¨^=†*$@
@@$*†=^¨¨¨ WANTING IN, GETTING DESPERATE, LAPSING ¨¨¨^=†*$@@
#@@$*†=^¨¨ TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON ¨¨^=†*$@@#
##@@$*†=^¨ BALCONIES. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME ¨^=†*$@@##
#@@$*†=^¨¨ RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE ¨¨^=†*$@@#
@@$*†=^¨¨¨ WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS... ¨¨¨^=†*$@@
@$*†=^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^=†*$@
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†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR BELONGINGS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
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