§¨§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨§§§¨             ###«         «###            §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§            #               #             §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§§            # 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.             ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨§§