,,,,^«;†$@ @$†;«^,,,,
,,,^«;†$@# #@$†;«^,,,
,,^«;†$@#@ @#@$†;«^,,
,^«;†$@#@# #@#@$†;«^,
,,^«;†$@#@ @#@$†;«^,,
,,,^«;†$@# ###« «### #@$†;«^,,,
,,,,^«;†$@ # # @$†;«^,,,,
,,,,,^«;†$ # 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. #@$†;«^,,,
,,^«;†$@#@ @#@$†;«^,,
,^«;†$@#@# #@#@$†;«^,
,,^«;†$@#@ @#@$†;«^,,
,,,^«;†$@# #@$†;«^,,,
,,,,^«;†$@ @$†;«^,,,,