,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^
*^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^*
%*^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-^*%
#%*^-,¨¨¨¨ ###- -### ¨¨¨¨,-^*%#
@#%*^-,¨¨¨ # # ¨¨¨,-^*%#@
#@#%*^-,¨¨ # 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-
^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^
*^-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-^*
%*^-,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,-^*%