,,,,,^~=%@ @%=~^,,,,,
,,,,^~=%@@ @@%=~^,,,,
,,,^~=%@@# #@@%=~^,,,
,,^~=%@@## ##@@%=~^,,
,^~=%@@### ###@@%=~^,
,,^~=%@@## ###~ ~### ##@@%=~^,,
,,,^~=%@@# # # #@@%=~^,,,
,,,,^~=%@@ # 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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