¨¨¨¨¨¨,~/%                                          %/~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~/%$                                          $%/~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~/%$@                                          @$%/~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~/%$@¶                                          ¶@$%/~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~/%$@¶@                                          @¶@$%/~,¨¨
¨,~/%$@¶@#             ###~         ~###            #@¶@$%/~,¨
¨¨,~/%$@¶@            #               #             @¶@$%/~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~/%$@¶             # 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.             $%/~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~/%$@                                          @$%/~,¨¨¨¨
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