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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.        ,,#,,##,,#
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,###,,,,,,  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   ,,,###,,,,
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,,#,,##,,#   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.    ####,,,,##
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#,,#,,,,,,   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.   ,,#,,#####
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,,,,,,##,,  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   ,,#,,,,,,#
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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      ,,,,,#####
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,#,,,,##,, TO SEARCH HIGHER, ON ROOFS, CLIMBING ON  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,#,,,,####   RECKLESS TOURIST WHO DIDN'T HEED THE   ,,#######,
,,,##,,### WARNINGS, NEVER CLOSED THEIR WINDOWS...  ,,,#####,,
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,,,,##,,,,    THE WINDOW BOLTS WEAKENED, AND WHEN   ####,,,##,
###,,,,###  CLEANING UP THE AFTERMATH WOULD POCKET  ,##,,#,,,,
,#,,##,,##             THEIR BELONGINGS.            ,,,,,,,##,
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