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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.     ¨¨¨¨¨:~*†%
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#¤%†*~:¨¨¨             IT'S RAINING SAP.            ¨¨¨:~*†%¤#
@#¤%†*~:¨¨       WE'RE GETTING SWEET AND WET        ¨¨:~*†%¤#@
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@#¤%†*~:¨¨            ###~         ~###             ¨¨:~*†%¤#@
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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   ¨¨¨¨:~*†%¤
#¤%†*~:¨¨¨            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.              ¨¨¨:~*†%¤#
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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...  ¨¨¨:~*†%¤#
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%†*~:¨¨¨¨¨  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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