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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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