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#¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#            ###~         ~###             #¨##¨#¨###
¨###¨¨¨¨¨#            #               #             ###¨####¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨#             # tele migraine #            #¨¨##¨¨¨#¨
¨##¨##¨¨¨#             #               #            ##¨#¨#¨¨##
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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.        ¨##¨###¨¨¨
¨¨######¨¨                                          ¨#¨##¨¨#¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨   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....         ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
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¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#             ###~         ~###            ¨¨#¨¨###¨#
#¨¨##¨##¨#                                          ¨¨##¨#¨¨##
¨#¨#¨##¨## 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.            ¨¨#####¨#¨
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¨#¨##¨#¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨##¨
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