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##$*«.¨¨¨¨ ###« «### ¨¨¨¨.«*$##
#$*«.¨¨¨¨¨ # # ¨¨¨¨¨.«*$#
$*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ # tele migraine # ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*$
*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ###« «### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
*«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«*