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¨.=:*@¤@@# ###= =### #@@¤@*:=.¨
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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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¨.=:*@¤@@@ ###= =### @@@¤@*:=.¨
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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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