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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.        ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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   ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§                 COSMOS.                  ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§      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       ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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.   ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨¨§ 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.              ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§§¨§§   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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