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During my time in West Africa, I was advised, by my doctor, to use a drug called Mefloquine, which is a very strong once a week anti-malaria drug. The problem with Mefloquine is that it has so many side effects, anything from vivid nightmares to deep depression, to fits of fearless, godless, rage. Mine was the latter I truly did once tell a persistent mute beggar to shut his crippled mouth. I wrote this in Togo.

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Malaria, malaria will kill you quicker than a cigarette, Mefloquine's a fury inducing, malaria reducing tablet.
I had questions, questions for the doctor who left me with the other patients, the ones that went from there straight home, with the runny nose, the coughs and colds, I wanted to know how best to avoid the fever and the unrest so I had questions, questions.
The doctor's office was small, no more than I window and a wall. She inquired about my plans I told her I was traveling through West Africa; with a worried look, she consulted and medical book and recommended I use the Mefloquine drug.
She also advised "don't go out at night, they'll kill you just because you're white. You know they speak French, how's your French, oh your gonna die, your gonna die".
I was three weeks in before I started using my Mefloquine. I noticed no side effects but heard about other people's experiences like there was this one guy who woke up in the middle of the night with his thumbs pressed his friend's windpipe.
The melancholy came first, I'd spend afternoons wondering what the point was. Then came something much worse; a rage like a nagging thirst. I was happy to shout into the faces of the people around, I even once told a mute to shut him crippled mouth, shut him crippled mouth, shut him crippled mouth, shut him crippled mouth.
Malaria, malaria will kill you quicker than a cigarette, Mefloquine's a fury inducing, malaria reducing, taken once a week, bought because it's cheap, tablet.

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from Bears Will Eat Their Young, track released January 1, 2010
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Traveling Gonzo Composer/duo. Forty-One Countries tapped for inspiration. Traveling with a micro studio, a microphone and an acoustic guitar, composing and uploading where and when possible. Songs written freely from Iceland to Togo without the constraints of industry. ... more

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