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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.    ##¶@&=†~-,
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,-~†=&@¶##            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.    ##¶@&=†~-,
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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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,,,,-~†&@#            ###~         ~###             #@&†~-,,,,
,-~†=&@¶##                                          ##¶@&=†~-,
,,,--~~=&@ 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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