¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§§§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§             ###=         =###            ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§             #               #            §§§§§¨¨¨§§
§§§§¨§§§¨§             # 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.            §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§§¨§§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§
§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨§§§§
§¨§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨