,,,,,~«**& &**«~,,,,,
,,,,~«**&¶ ¶&**«~,,,,
,,,~«**&¶# #¶&**«~,,,
,,~«**&¶## ##¶&**«~,,
,~«**&¶### ###¶&**«~,
,,~«**&¶## ###« «### ##¶&**«~,,
,,,~«**&¶# # # #¶&**«~,,,
,,,,~«**&¶ # 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. **«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«**& &**«~,,,,,
,,,,~«**&¶ ¶&**«~,,,,
,,,~«**&¶# #¶&**«~,,,
,,~«**&¶## ##¶&**«~,,
,~«**&¶### ###¶&**«~,