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@@§$*;»,¨¨ ¨¨,»;*$§@@
#@@§$*;»,¨ ¨,»;*$§@@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»
;»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»;