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Vanity. Ares

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prep,’ I thought, 'not even a second of thought.'

But in the van driving back I realised Anais’

stupidity was that which underpinned so many

others in society; of the bliss of ignorance. For this

we are all guilty. Even you! On arrival back to the

prison cell the silence within it felt as if it was

eating away at the freedom in my mind, of which I

had gauged reduced by perhaps another 30%. The

melody of my mood tranquil from the routine I

was all too familiar with. Out the window the

empty yard spoke of this nothingness.

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Chapter 7 — The Final Act: Voodoo, Avocado &

Rolling Stone

That night, after the trial’s verdict, I

remember a fly buzzing in my cell. The fly got my

attention whilst I laid down on the bed in the

dark. Out of boredom I spent quite a while that

night listening, trying to watch the fly. I soon felt

as insignificant as that fly, because I felt my

control on the world around me had reduced to a

level of severe powerlessness. Justice or injustice I

was left with a feeling of not knowing the

difference between my conscious and unconcious

sober. The pain felt declined by the sombreness of

it's slow release. How else is there to feel? I said to

myself: 'I am agnostic in my happiness!' Just as

Rambone had said.

After a while, when the fly flew innocently

around me it felt as if it was unaware of my ability

to Murder it, and then it actually landed right on

my nose. When perched on the edge of my nose I

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