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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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