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carpet shop? I am there now, though strangely it is if

am still in East London: the conversations don’t seem to

differ so much, which I can’t complain of because it is

just a little impractical to practice such self- hate.

Marxist revolutions! Lazy fuckers. These are my

people, regardless of the way in which the search to rid

our lives of cliche is ́ itself a strange cliche. Or it has its

own laws and I am just not able to disdain the lives

that many of the people I love choose to live. As you

know you meet nice people, twisted motherfuckers, you

meet true Anarchists too, which I live for. A girl I live

with (a Spanish girl) is a prime example of someone I

appreciate. You need to meet her, I have talked about

you and you are part of the soap bubble. I think she is

feigning mental illness, as if it is something to feign.

Because two nights ago when I was coming back from

Clive’s place in Hackney (he’s still with Charlotte, even

though she cheated again) I got back inside the house

and walked up the stairs, where she is at the top of the

stairs shaving off all her hair. It was down to her

bottom, really long brownish blonde hair. I was

engrossed you know? Just watching her do this, it was

more exciting than anything. It reminded me of a

Daniil Kharms story, so absurd, as why did she only

start to do this as I was walking up the stairs? Why

didn’t she have this panic attack alone? I am no

coward so I would say something to her but I really just

enjoy watching, a bit like you, in a way. I acquired

that skill from you; the way you people-watch is more

animated than the best films. You put the ridiculous

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