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,AU?OR 3 ,VOLTAIR9E ,DE ,CLEYRE 

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,IT IS A LONG N>R[ POCKET OP5+ ON A LITTLE /REET :I* RUNS LIKE A TORTU\S SEAM UP & D[N ! CITY1 OV] !RE4 ,IT WAS AT ! 5D ( ! SUMM]2 & 9 SUMM]1 9 ! EV5+1 ! M\? ( ! POCKET IS H>D TO F9D1 BECAUSE ( ! PEOPLE1 9 IT & AB\T1 :O SIT ACROSS ! PASSAGE1 GASP+ AT ! DIRTY W9DS ?AT COME LOAF+ D[N ! /REET LIKE CRAFTY BEGG>S SEEK+ A HOLE TO SLEEP 9--LIKE MEAN BEGG>S1 B]EFT ( ! SPIRIT ( FREE W9DHOOD4 ,D[N 9 ! POCKET ITSELF ! AIR IS QUITE DEAD2 ONE FEELS ONESELF 5VELOP$ 9 A SCUM-COV]$ POOL ( IT1 & AT EV]Y BREA? LONG FILAM5TS ( 9VISIBLE ROOTS1 SWAMP-ROOTS1 TE> & TANGLE 9 Y\R FL\ND]+ LUNGS4 

,I HAD TO GO TO ! V]Y 5D1 TO ! BOTTOM ( ! POCKET4 ,!RE1 9 ! DEEPE/ ( !SE ALLEY-HOLES1 LIVES ! WOMAN TO :OM ,I AM 9DEBT$ = ! :IT5ESS ( ?IS WAI/ ,I WE>4 ,H[ %E DOES IT1 ,I DON'T KN[2 POV]TY WORKS MIRACLES LIKE ?AT1 JU/ AS ! BLACK M>% MUD GIVES \T LILIES4 

,AT ! V]Y LA/ DOOR ,I KNOCK$1 & PRES5TLY A MAN'S VOICE1 WEAK & SUFFOCAT$1 CALL$ FROM A W9D[ ABOVE4 ,I EXPLA9$4--0,!RE'S A *AIR !RE2 SIT D[N4 ,%E'LL BE HOME SOON40 ,& ! VOICE WAS CAU<T 9 A C\<4 

,?IS1 !N1 WAS ! CONSUMPTIVE HUSB& %E HAD TOLD ME (6 ,I LOOK$ UP AT ! SQU>E HOLE DIMLY \TL9$ 9 ! D>KNESS1 :5CE ! C\< ISSU$1 & SUDD5LY FELT A HORRIBLE PRESSURE AT MY HE>T & A CURI\S S5SE ( 5TANGLEM5T1 AS IF ALL ! 9VISIBLE WEBS ( DISEASE HAD MOM5T>ILY ACQUIR$ A CONSCI\S S5SE ( PREY )9 !IR CLUT*1 & TI<T5$ ON IT LIKE AN OCTOPUS4 ,! HAUNT+ T]ROR ( ! UNKN[N1 ! DIM HORROR ( AN 9IMIC ,PRES5CE1 RECOIL BE=E ! M]CILESS CREEP+ & FLOAT+ ( AN 5EMY ONE CANNOT GRASP OR FI<T1 REPULSIVE TURN+ FROM A ,?+ ?AT HAS REA*$ BEH9D :ILE Y\ HAVE BE5 SEEK+ TO FACE IT1 ?AT IS !RE AWAIT+ Y\ ) ! FRI<TFUL IRONIC LAU<T] ( ! ,SIL5CE--ALL ?IS SWEPT R\ND & ?R\< ME AS ,I />$ UP ?R\< ! NI<T4 

,UP !RE ON ! B$ HE WAS LY+1 HE :O HAD BE5 ME%$ 9 ! FATAL WEB = ?REE LONG YE>S--& WAS /RUGGL+ /ILL6 ,9 ! D>KNESS ,I FELT HIS BREA? DRAW4 

,! %>P B>K+ ( A DOG CAME AS A RELIEF4 ,I TURN$ TO ! BROK5 *AIR1 & SAT D[N TO WAIT4 ,! ALLEY WAS HEMM$ 9 BY A HI< WALL1 & FROM ! F>!R SIDE ( IT !RE T[]$ UP F\R MAGNIFIC5T OLD TREES1 :OSE GREAT CR[NS S5T D[N A :ISP]+ LEG5D ( VANI%$ =E/S & ! LIMITLESS SWEEP ( CLEAN AIR ?AT HAD WA%$ ?R\< !M1 LONG AGO1 & ?AT W\LD NEV] COME AGA94 ,H[ LONG1 H[ LONG S9CE ?OSE F> DAYS ( PURITY1 BE=E ! PLAGUE SPOT ( ,MAN HAD CREPT UPON !M6 ,H[ /RONG ?OSE PR\D OLD GIANTS W]E ?AT HAD NOT YET BE5 /RANGL$6 ,H[ BEAUTIFUL !Y W]E6 ,H[ MEAN & UGLY W]E ! MIS%AP5 ?+S ?AT SAT 9 ! DOORWAYS ( ! F\L D5S ?AT !Y HAD MADE1 *ATT]+1 *ATT]+1 AS AGES AGO ! APES HAD *ATT]$ 9 ! =E/6 ,:AT CURI\S BEA/S !Y W]E1 ) !IR PAWS & HEADS /ICK+ \T ( ! COV]+S !Y HAD TWI/$ R\ND !IR BODIES--*ATT]+1 *ATT]+ ALWAYS1 & ALWAYS MOV+ AB\T1 UNABLE TO UND]/& ! /ILL /RONG GR[?S ( SIL5CE4 

,SO A HALF H\R PASS$4 

,AT LA/ ,I SAW A P>T+ 9 ! GR\P ( BODIES ACROSS ! 5TRANCE ( ! POCKET1 & A FAMILI> WE>Y FIGURE C>RY+ A BASKET1 COM+ D[N ! BRICKWAY4 ,%E /OPP$ HALF WAY :]E A WID5+ ( ! ALLEY FURNI%$ ! COMMON DRY+ PLACE1 & A NUMB] ( CLO!S L9ES CROSS$ & RECROSS$ EA* O!R1 CA/+ A NET ( %AD[S ON ! PAVEM5T2 AFT] A GLANCE AT ! SKY1 :I* HAD CL\D$ OV]1 %E SI<$ HEAVILY & AGA9 ADVANC$4 ,9 ! SICKLY LI<T ( ! ALLEY LAMP ! R\ND$ %\LD]S SEEM$ TO DROOP LIKE AN OLD CRONE'S4 ,YET ! WOMAN WAS /ILL Y\NG4 ,?AT %E MI<T NOT BE />TL$1 ,I CALL$ 0,GOOD EV5+40 

,! ANSW] WAS SPOK5 9 ?AT TONE ( =C$ *E]FULNESS :I* ! WRET*$ ALWAYS GIVE TO !IR EMPLOY]S2 BUT %E SANK UPON ! /EP ) ! HABITUAL 0,MY1 BUT ,I'M GLAD TO SIT D[N10 ( ONE :O SELDOM SITS4 

0,TIR$ \T1 ,I SUPPOSE4 ,! DAY HAS BE5 SO HOT40 

0,YES1 & ,I'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK & IRON AGA9 TILL ELEV5 O'CLOCK1 & IT'S AWFUL HOT 9 ?AT KIT*54 ,I DON'T M9D ! WA%+ SO MU* 9 SUMM]2 ,I WA% \T H]E4 ,BUT IT'S HOT IRON+4 ,>E Y\ 9 A HURRY80 

,I SAID NO1 & SAT ON4 0,H[ MU* R5T DO Y\ PAY80 ,I ASK$4 

0,SEV5 DOLL>S40 

0,?REE ROOMS80 

0,YES40 

0,ONE OV] ! O!R80 

0,YES4 ,IT'S AN AWFUL R5T1 & HE WON'T FIX ANY?+4 ,! DOOR IS HALF (F ITS H+ES1 & ! PAP] IS A SI<T40 

0,HAVE Y\ LIV$ H]E LONG80 

0,OV] ?REE YE>S4 ,WE MOV$ H]E BE=E HE GOT SICK4 

,I DON'T KEEP NO?+ RI<T N[1 BUT IT US$ TO BE NICE4 ,IT'S SO QUIET BACK H]E AWAY FROM ! /REET2 Y\ DON'T HE> NO NOISE4 ,?AT F5CE \<T TO BE :ITEWA%$4 ,I US$ TO KEEP IT :ITE1 & EV]Y?+ CLEAN4 ,& IT WAS SO NICE TO SIT \T H]E 9 SUMM] UND] !M TREES4 ,Y\ C\LD JU/ ?9K Y\ W]E 9 ! P>K40 

,A CURI\S WOND] W5T ?R\< ME4 ,SOME:]E BACK 9 ME A VOICE WAS SAY+1 0,TO HIM ?AT HA? %ALL BE GIV51 & FROM HIM ?AT HA? NOT1 IT %ALL BE TAK5 AWAY EV5 ?AT :I* HE HA?40 ,?IS HORRIBLE POOL HAD BE5 0NICE0 TO H]6 ,AGA9 ,I FELT ! ABYSS SEIZ+ ME ) ITS T5TACLES1 & HI< OV]HEAD 9 ! TREE-CR[NS ,I SEEM$ TO HE> A SPECTRAL MOCK]Y ( LAU<T]4 

0,YES10 ,I =C$ MYSELF TO SAY1 0!Y >E SPL5DID TREES4 ,I WOND] !Y HAVE LIV$ SO LONG40 

0',TIS FUNNY1 A9T IT8 ,?AT'S A GREAT BIG Y>D 9 !RE2 ! MAN ?AT US$ TO [N IT WAS A G>D5]1 & !RE'S A LOT ( ! CURI\SE/ FL[]S !RE YET4 ,BUT HE'S DEAD N[1 & ! FOLKS ?AT'S GOT IT DON'T KEEP UP NO?+4 ,!Y'RE WAIT+ TO SELL IT1 ,I SUPPOSE40 

,ABOVE1 OV] \R HEADS1 ! RACK+ C\< S\ND$ AGA94 0,A9T IT T]RIBLE80 %E MURMUR$4 0,DAY & NI<T1 DAY & NI<T2 HE DON'T GET NO RE/1 & NEI!R DO ,I4 ,IT'S NO WOND] SOME PEOPLE COMMITS SUICIDE40 

0,DOES HE EV] SPEAK ( IT80 ,I ASK$4 ,H] VOICE DROPP$ TO A SEMI-:ISP]4 0,NOT N[ SO MU*1 S9CE ! *UR* PEOPLE'S GOT HOLD ( HIM4 ,HE US$ TO2 ,I ?9K HE'D A DONE IT IF IT HADN'T BE5 = !M4 ,BUT !Y'VE BE5 K9D O' TALK9' TO HIM LATELY1 & TELL9' HIM IT W\LDN'T BE RI<T1--ON ACC\NT ( ! 9SURANCE1 Y\ KN[40 

,MY HE>T GAVE A WILD B\ND ( REVOLT1 & ,I %UT MY TEE? FA/4 ,O MAN1 MAN1 :AT HAVE Y\ MADE ( Y\RSELF6 ,MORE /UPID ?AN ALL ! BEA/S ( ! E>?1 = A DOLE ( ! ?+S Y\ MAKE TO BE ROBB$ (1 LIV+1--TO BE ROBB$ ( & POISON$ )--Y\ CONS5T TO ! DEA? ?AT EATS ) A MILLION M\?S1 EATS 9EXORABLY4 ,Y\ SUBMIT TO UNNAMABLE TORTURE 9 ! HOLY NAME (--,9SURANCE6 ,& 9 ! NAME ( ,9SURANCE ?IS MIS]ABLE WOMAN KEEPS ALIVE ! BONES ( A MAN6 

,I TOOK MY BUNDLE & W5T4 ,& ALL ! WAY ,I FELT MYSELF TE>+ ?R\< ! T5DRILS ( DEA? ?AT HUNG & SWAY$ FROM ! NOISOME WALL1 & CAU<T AT ?+S AS !Y PASS$4 ,& ALL ! WAY !RE PRESS$ UPON ME PICTURES ( ! SKELETON & ! WOMAN1 CLO!D 9 FIRM FLE%1 Y\NG & JOY\S1 & ?RILL+ ) ! LOVE ( ! WELL & /RONG4 ,AH1 IF SOME ONE HAD SAID TO H] !N1 0,SOME DAY Y\ WILL SLAVE TO KEEP HIM ALIVE ?R\< FRUITLESS AGONIES1 ?AT = Y\R LA/ REW>D Y\ MAY TAKE ! PRICE ( HIS PA906 

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,I WAS WRONG4 ,I ?\<T %E WANT$ ! 9SURANCE MONEY1 BUT ,I MISUND]/OOD H]4 ,I F\ND IT \T ONE WILD ,OCTOB] DAY MORE ?AN A YE> LAT]1 :5 = ! SECOND TIME ,I S\<T ! 5D ( ! ALLEY4 

,! SUFF]] HAD 0SUFF]$ \T02 ! GAUNT & WA/$ %ELL ( ! MAN LAY NO MORE BY ! W9D[ 9 ! UPP] /ORY4 ,! WOMAN WAS FREE4 0,RE/ AT LA/10 ,I ?\<T1 0= BO? ( !M40 

,BUT IT WAS NOT AS ,I ?\<T4 

,I EXPECT$ EASE TO COME 9TO ! WOMAN'S DRAWN FACE1 & RELAXATION TO H] /OOP+ FIGURE4 ,BUT SOME?+ ELSE CAME UPON BO?1 SOME?+ QUITE UNWONT$ & 9EXPLICABLE2 A W&]+ LOOK 9 ! EYES1 A /UPID DROP TO ! M\?1 AN UNC]TA9TY 9 H] WALK1 AS ( ONE :O IS HALF M9D$ TO GO BACK & LOOK = SOME?+4 ,!RE WAS1 TOO1 AN IRRITAT+ IRREGUL>ITY 9 ! P]=MANCE ( H] WORK1 :I* BEGAN TO BE ANNOY+4 

,AT LA/1 ON ?AT ,OCTOB] DAY1 ?IS NEW UNRELIABILITY REA*$ ! LIMIT ( PROVOCATION4 ,I WAS LEAV+ ! CITY2 ,I NE$$ MY LAUNDRY1 NE$$ IT AT ONCE2 & H]E IT WAS F\R O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON1 ! TRA9 DUE AT NI<T1 & PACK+ IMPOSSIBLE TILL ! WA% CAME4 ,IT WAS FIVE DAYS OV]DUE4 

,! W9D WAS H[L+ FURI\SLY1 ! RA9 DRIV+ 9 %EETS1 BUT !RE WAS NO ALT]NATIVE2 ,I MU/ GET TO ! 0,5D ( ! ,ALLEY0 & BACK1 SOMEH[4 

,! GRAY1 RA9-DR5*$ ATMOSPH]E WAS /ILL GRAY] 9 ! ALLEY1--/ILL1 /ILL GRAY] AT ! 5D4 ,& :AT ) ! GRAY ( IT & ! RA9 ( IT1 ,I C\LD SC>CELY SEE ! ?+ ?AT SAT FAC+ ME :5 ,I OP5$ ! DOOR1--A SORT ( HUMAN BLUR1 HUN*$ 9 A ROCK+-*AIR1 ITS HEAD SUNK5 ON ITS BREA/4 

,9 RESPONSE TO MY />TL$ EXCLAMATION1 ! FACE WAS LIFT$ VACANTLY = A SECOND1 & !N DROPP$ AGA94 ,BUT ,I HAD SE53 DRUNK1 DEAD DRUNK6 

,& ?IS WOMAN HAD NEV] DRUNK4 

,I LOOK$ >\ND ! WRET*$ ROOM4 ,BY ! W9D[1 :]E ! GRAY LI<T TRAIL$ 91 /OOD A TABLE COV]$ ) UNWA%$ DI%ES2 SOME LATE FLIES W]E CRAWL+ 9 ! GUTT]S ( SLOP1 BESOTT$ D]ELICTS ( 9SECTS1 /UPIDLY /AGG]+ UP & D[N ! CRACK$ *9A4 ,ON ! /OVE /OOD A NUMB] ( FLAT-IRONS1 BUT !RE WAS NO FIRE4 ,A MASS ( UNIRON$ CLO!S LAY ON AN OLD C\* & OV] ! BACKS ( TWO UNOCCUPI$ *AIRS4 ,ON ! WALL ABOVE ! C\*1 HUNG ! PORTRAIT ( ! DEAD MAN4 

,I WALK$ TO ! SLUMP+ FIGURE 9 ! ROCK]1 & ) ILL-CONTA9$ BRUTALITY DEM&$3 0,SO ?IS IS :Y Y\ DID NOT BR+ MY CLO!S6 ,:]E >E !Y80 

,I HE>D MY [N VOICE CUTT+ LIKE ! $GE ( A KNIFE1 & FELT HALF-A%AM$ :5 ?AT WEAK1 %AK+ ?+ LIFT$ UP ITS FOOLI% FACE1 & />$ AT ME ) WAT]Y1 UNCOMPREH5D+ EYES4 

0,MY CLO!S10 ,I REIT]AT$2 0>E !Y H]E OR UP/AIRS80 

0,GUESS-S-SO10 /AMM]$ ! UNC]TA9 VOICE1 0G-GUESS SO40 

0,NO?+ = IT BUT TO F9D !M MYSELF10 ,I MUTT]$1 BEG9N+ ! SE>* ?R\< ! PILE ON ! C\*4 ,NO?+ ( M9E !RE1 SO ,I NE$S MU/ CLIMB TO ! ,GOLGO?A ON ! SECOND FLOOR1 FROM :I* ! ,CROSS HAD DISAPPE>$1 BUT :I* /ILL BORE TRACES ( ITS VICTIM'S LONG CRUCIFIXION1--A PAIR ( OLD B$-SLIPP]S /ILL BY ! W9D[1 A SLEEP+-CAP ON ! WALL4 ,SOME CANNOT BUT LEAVE SO ! ?+S ?AT HAVE T\*$ !IR DEAD4 

,ONE BY ONE ,I F\ND ! 0R\<-DRY0 G>M5TS1 H]E1 !RE1 9 ! HALLWAY1 9 ! G>RET1 HANG+ OR CRUMPL$ UP AMONG DOZ5S ( O!RS4 ,& ALL ! :ILE ,I HUNT$1 ! RA9 BEAT & ! W9D BLEW1 & A L[ ?IRD S\ND KEPT M+L+ ) !M1 RIS+ FROM ! L[] FLOOR4 ,MY HE>T SMOTE ME :5 ,I HE>D IT1 = ,I KNEW IT WAS ! WOMAN SOBB+4 ,! SELF-RI<TE\S ,PH>ISEE )9 ME GAVE AN IMPATI5T SNE]3 0,ALCOHOL TE>S60 ,BUT SOME?+ ELSE CLUT*$ AT MY ?ROAT1 & ,I F\ND MYSELF GLANC+ AT ! DEAD MAN'S %OES4 

,:5 ,I W5T D[N/AIRS1 ,I AVOID$ ! ROCK+-*AIR1 TI$ UP MY BUNDLE1 C\NT$ \T ! MONEY1 LAID IT ON ! TABLE1 & !N TURN+ R\ND SAID1 DELIB]ATELY & H>%LY3 0,!RE IS Y\R MONEY2 DON'T BUY :ISKEY ) IT1 ,MRS4 ,BOSS]T40 

,CRY+ HAD A LITTLE SOB]$ H]4 ,%E LOOK$ UP1 /ILL ) LESS LI<T 9 H] FACE ?AN 9 AN 9TELLIG5T DOG'S1 BUT ) SOME DIM SELF-CONSCI\SNESS4 ,IT WAS AS A FACE ?AT HAD APPE>$ BEH9D DE=M+ BUBBLES ( WAT]4 ,%E HALF LIFT$ H] H&1 LET IT FALL1 & /AMM]$1 0,NO1 ,I WON'T1 ,I WON'T4 ,IT DON'T DO NOBODY NO GOOD40 

,! S5SELESS DESIRE TO PREA* SEIZ$ HOLD ( ME4 0,MRS4 ,BOSS]T10 ,I CRI$ \T1 0>5'T Y\ A%AM$ ( Y\RSELF8 ,A WOMAN LIKE Y\1 :O W5T ?R\< SO MU*1 & SO LONG1 & SO BRAVELY6 ,& N[1 :5 Y\ C\LD GET ALONG ALL RI<T1 TO ACT LIKE ?IS60 

,! SOGGY M\? DROPP$ OP51 ! GLAZY EYES />$ AT ME1 FIX$LY & FOOLI%LY1 !N %IFT$ TO ! PORTRAIT ON ! WALL2 & ) A MAWKI% SIMP]1 AS ( SOME OLD DRAB PLAY+ SIXTE51 %E SLOBB]$ \T1 NODD+ TO ! PORTRAIT3 0,ALL--= ! LOVE--O' HIM40 

,IT WAS SO UTT]LY LUDICR\S ?AT ,I LAU<$4 ,!N A COLD RAGE TOOK ME3 0,LOOK H]E10 ,I SAID 7& AGA9 ,I HE>D MY [N VOICE1 GRIM & QUIET1 CUTT+ ! AIR LIKE A :IP71 0IF Y\ BELIEVE1 AS ,I HAVE HE>D Y\ SAY1 ?AT Y\R HUSB& CAN LOOK D[N ON Y\ FROM ANY:]E1 REMEMB] Y\ C\LDN'T DO A ?+ TO HURT HIM WORSE ?AN Y\'RE DO+ N[4 ',LOVE' 9DE$60 

,! LA% W5T HOME4 ,! /RICK5 FIGURE HUDDL$ CLOS]2 ! VOICE CAME \T LIKE A DUMB ?+'S MOAN3 0,OH--,I'M ALL ALONE40 

,!N SUDD5LY ,I UND]/OOD4 ,I HAD TAK5 IT = MOCK]Y1 & PR(ANATION1 ?AT LE]+ LOOK AT ! %AD[ ON ! WALL1 ?AT DRIVEL+ /AMM]1 0,ALL--= ! LOVE--O' HIM40 ,& IT HAD BE5 A SOLEMN ?+6 ,NO LOV]'S WORD SPOK5 9 ! MORN+ ( Y\? ) ! UNTRI$ DAY BE=E IT1 UND] ! S$UCTIVE WIT*]Y ( ANSW]+ BREA? & KISSES1 RU%+ BLOOD & ?ROBB+ BODIES2 BUT ! WORD ( A WOMAN B5T ) S]VICE1 SEAM$ ) LABOR1 HAGG>D ) WAT*+2 ! WORD ( A WOMAN :O1 AT ! WA%TUB1 HAD KEPT H] SUFF]] BY ! WORK ( H] H&S1 & WAT*$ HIM BETWE5 ! SNAT*ES ( H] SLEEP4 ,! IMMEMORIAL PASSION ( A COMMON HE>T1 ?AT IS NOT MU*1 ?AT HAD NOT MU*1 & HAS LO/ ALL4 ,YE>S W]E 9 IT4 ,= YE>S %E HAD HAD H] BURD5 TO C>RY2 & %E HAD C>RI$ IT TO ! $GE ( ! GRAVE4 ,!RE IT HAD FALL5 FROM H]1 & H] >MS W]E EMPTY4 ,NO?+ TO DO ANY MORE4 ,ALONE4 

,%E SAT UP SUDD5LY ) A MOM5T>Y FL>E ( LI<T 9 H] FACE4--0,AS LONG AS ,I HAD HIM10 %E SAID1 0,I C\LD DO4 ,I ?\<T ,I'D BE GLAD :5 HE WAS GONE1 A MANY & MANY A TIME4 ,BUT ,I'D RA!R HE WAS UP !RE YET4444 ,I DID EV]Y?+4 ,I DIDN'T PUT HIM AWAY MEAN4 ,!RE WAS A HUNDR$ & TW5TY-FIVE DOLL>S 9SURANCE4 ,I SP5T IT ALL ON HIM4 ,HE WAS COV]$ ) FL[]S40 

,! FL>E DI$ D[N1 & %E FELL TOGE!R LIKE A COLLAPS+ BAG4 ,I SAW ! GRAY VACANCY MOV+ 9W>D T[>D ! LA/ SP>K ( 9TELLIG5CE 9 H] EYES1 AS AN A%+ COAL :IT5S 9W>D T[>D ! LA/ DULL R$ PO9T ( FIRE4 ,!N ?IS HEAP ( RAGS %UDD]$ ) AN 9HUMAN :9E1 0,A-L-O-N-E40 

,9 ! CR[D+ %AD[S ,I FELT ! DESOLATION PRESS+ ME LIKE A VISE4 ,BEH9D ?AT SUNK5 HEAP 9 ! *AIR GA!R$ A MIDNI<T SPECT]2 = A MOM5T ,I CAU<T A FLA% FROM ITS ROYAL1 MALIGNANT EYES1 ! ,MON>* ( HUMAN RU9S1 ! MURD]\S ,BRIDEGROOM ( WID[$ S\LS1 ,K+ ,ALCOHOL4 

0,AFT] ALL1 AS WELL ?AT WAY AS ANO!R10 ,I MUTT]$2 & AL\D 7BUT ! :IP-CORD HAD GONE \T ( MY VOICE71 0,! MONEY IS ON ! TABLE40 

,%E DID NOT HE> ME2 ! ,BRIDEGROOM 0HAD GIV5 ,HIS ,BELOV$ ,SLEEP40 

,I W5T \T S(TLY 9TO ! WILD RA91 & OV]HEAD1 AMONG ! LA%+ >MS ( ! LEAFLESS TREES1 & >\ND ! ALLEY POCKET1 ! W9D WAS :9+3 0,A-L-O-N-E40 

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