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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.            ,&,,,&,,&&
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