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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        ,@@@,@,@,@
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@,@,,@@@,,             ###~         ~###            @@@,@,,,,,
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@,,,@@@,@@   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....         @,@,,,,,@@
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@,@@,,,,@,             ###~         ~###            @,,,@,,,@@
,@@,@,,,@@                                          @@,,@@,,@,
,@,@@@,,@, 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.              ,,,,,,@@,@
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,,,,@@,,,,   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... @@@@@@,@,@
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,,,,,,@,,,  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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