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,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

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,AS AN AN>*I/ MY FEEL+S >E NOT ( DETA*M5T1 ,I DON'T ?9K ) ! POLITICS ?AT ,I HAVE ?AT ,I CAN EASILY DIVORCE !M FROM ! P]SONAL1 \R EMOTIONAL MAKE-UPS >E GO+ TO BE DIFF]5T DEP5D+ ON \R LIFE EXP]I5CES1 WE MAY %>E SOME GOALS BUT C>RY DIFF]5T BAGGAGE1 SO H[ WE GO =W>D @& JUMP HURDLES 9 LIFE WILL DIFF] SO IT W\LD BE EASI] IF POLITICALLY CLOSE FRI5DS W\LD F9D ! PATI5CE TO SEE ?AT MAYBE WE CAN'T ALL BE ONE HAPPY FAMILY - SOME ( US NEV] HAD ! FAI?1 ! SOCIAL SKILL SET 9 ! FIR/ PLACE TO EV] BELIEVE ! TRIBE WAS ! BE/ TEAM-SPIRIT @& ALL ?AT6 

,:]E WE FEEL MO/ ALIVE IS ON ! $GE ( AN>*ISM1 ! $GE ( SOCIETY1 9 ! M>G9S1 LONELY BUT TRUE4 

,I'M NOT 9 ANY POSITION 7IF !RE IS7 TO SAY ?AT MY BR& ( FRE$OM ?AT ,I'M REA*+ = IS ANY BETT] ?AN ! NEXT GUY'S1 BUT EV5 ) MY N>R[ GLIMPSE VIEW BACK 9TO HI/ORY ,I F9D IT EASY TO RELATE TO ?OSE :O W]E PREP>$ TO %OVE TO BETT] !IR LOT1 BUT SOME FLUKE ,I'VE BECOME SOMEONE :O IS UNABLE TO SWALL[ PASSIVELY LIKE SOME H&-RE>$ LAMB1 IF ?IS (F5DS O!RS !N ?AT'S JU/ T\<1 IF Y\'RE LEFT ) A BAD TA/E 9 Y\R M\? Y\'RE JU/ GUNNA HAVE TO GET US$ TO IT4 

,I SUPPOSE IT DEP5DS ON :E!R Y\ WE> A BADGE OR A SC> TO DEF9E :O Y\ >E1 :5 IT COMES TO ! CRUN* @& ?+S GET T\< ALL ! TATTOOS 9 ! WORLD A9'T GUNNA SAVE Y\1 ( C\RSE IF Y\ /AY REAL COOL Y\ CAN *ANGE OR DIT* ! BADGE OR EV5 HAVE A SK9-GRAFT1 BUT ?IS OPTION IS NOT OP5 TO ?OSE WE>+ ! SC>S 9SIDE4 

,IF Y\ GET ME WRONG @& DON'T UND]/& !N ! FAULT BELONGS ) ME1 MY 9ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY1 ,I CAN F9D IT DIFFICULT TO TALK TO PEOPLE ESPECIALLY :5 ,I CAN'T SEE !IR TEE?1 DO !Y HAVE ANY BITE1 >E !Y PREP>$ TO PU%81 >E !Y A DIFF]5T BRE$8 ,HAVE !Y EVOLV$ 9TO SOME?+ PLIABLE @& TAME1 ACCU/OM$ TO BE+ %AT ON86 

.<444.> ,NO-ONE'S GO+ TO P>TICUL>LY LIKE :AT ,I'M AB\T TO WRITE1 BUT H]E GOES6 7,:AT ! FUCK47 ,I'M CYNICAL BUT ALSO OPTIMI/IC1 ,I HAVE A GUT FEEL+ ?AT PEOPLE :O V]Y MU* W\LD LIKE TO SAVE !IR [N ASSES >E DRESS+ IT UP AS ! NEW CUTT+ $GE @& AT ! FRONTL9E ( CONFLICT1 SUBSI/5CE-F>M+1 BACK TO ! L& ROMANTICIZ+ ! GOOD LIFE3 ,RI*>D ,BRI]S @& ,P5ELOPE ,KEI?1 ! IDEA ! ECONOMY IS GO+ TO CRA% & 9 #c WEEKS !RE WILL BE NO FOOD ON ! %ELVES ( ! SUP]M>KETS BUT !SE PEOPLE'S M9D-SETS KEEP !M A MILLION MILES AWAY FROM ! MILLIONS :O CAN'T A*IEVE (F-GRID LIV+1 ,I LIKE ! IDEA ( 9DEP5D5CE1 ,I RECOGNIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( CON/RUCT+ A K9D ( M5TAL 9FRA/RUCTURE TO FALL BACK ON 9 TIMES ( H>D%IP1 BUT NOT A S+LE TREASURE ?AT C\LD BE HELD TO RANSOM1 BUT SOME ( !SE HOME-/EAD]S SEEM TO LIKE SURR\ND+ !MSELVES ) EXP5SIVE BESPOKE GIZMO'S ( A BY-GONE-AGE @& HID+ AWAY FROM ! COMMON PLEBS1 ! NE>E/ !Y'VE GOT TO A SOCIAL REVOLUTION WAS #a YE>S AGO :5 !Y *UCK$ A PETROL-BOMB 9 A WET-DREAM1 :AT !Y CUM 9 !IR PANTS AB\T N[ADAYS IS ! POSSIBILITY ( A WEEK5D AWAY LODG+ 9 A REFURBI%$ W9DMILL1 ROLL \T ! S\RD\<6 

.<444.> ,I DANCE ON O!R PEOPLE'S %ATT]$ DREAMS TO ! S\ND ( RAM-RAID+ C>S REV]S+1 ! S\ND ( MY UNHE>D WORDS FALL ON ! GRAVES ( UNSUNG H]OES4 

,OV] TIME ,I'VE LE>N$ NOT TO GIVE A %IT SO TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL =W>D1 ! BUILD+S CRUMBL+ DUE TO ! EXP&+ ROOTS ( 9VASIVE PLANTS GIVE ME ! 9SPIRATION TO SE$-BOMB4 

,I'VE KISS$ MY ASS GOODBYE BECAUSE CONT9U\SLY GU>D+ IT BECAME SU* A B9D.<444.> ,ALLOCATION ( TIME1 BREAK+ \T ( :AT IS COM=TABLE1 LIV+ ON ! $GE ( Y\R COM=T-ZONE1 SEE+ ) Y\R [N EYES :AT IS POSSIBLE1 BE+ BRAVE 5\< TO PU% /IGMA ASIDE1 FI<T DIRTY4 

,! SMALL] GR\PS MAKES Y\ AW>E AS !RE IS NO CR[D TO HIDE BEH9D OR 91 IT BECOMES ACUTELY OBVI\S TO Y\ :]E Y\R LIMITATIONS & WEAKNESSES LIE1 ANY %ORT-COM+S >E F> QUICK] EXPOS$1 Y\ >E RELI$ UPON SO Y\ HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE @& /AY HONE/ @& SOLID4 

.<444.> ,:5 ,I WAS A TE5AG] ! GOV]NM5T TAU<T ME H[ TO CUT D[N TREES ) HEAL? @& SAFETY 9 M9D1 ,I US$ ?IS SKILL TO TAKE D[N ADV]TIS+ BO>DS 9 MY #b'S4 ,REC5TLY ,I VISIT$ ! P>T ( ! C\NTRY ,I GREW-UP 91 LIKE A LOT ( PLACES IT'S BE+ DEVELOP$1 ,I SAW ! NEW ROADS :]E 9DU/RY MI<T TAKE ROOT1 BUT !N ,I SAW OPPORTUNITIES FROM A DIFF]5T ANGLE1 UNHEAVAL :]E WE$S FL\RI% - FA/] GR[]S ?AN CULTIVAT$ PLANTS1 SURVIVORS %OOT+ UP FROM SURPRIS+ PLACES1 /OP-OV] GAPS 9 CONCRETE L&SCAPE1 HOLES ?AT ! NEW 9FRA/RUCTURE UN9T5TIONALLY MADE1 %ELT] = FUGITIVES4 

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