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- = F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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- Night Sounds
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- It was, as they say, a hot night in the city. 3 A.M. I was out on one of my
- nightly forays roller-blading around the town; not anywhere in particular,
- just to do it. I do this for an escape, for exercise, to gather my thoughts,
- and to escape from daily worries and problems in my life. In other words,
- for something to do. As I stopped at a friendly 7-11 for a refreshement
- before I continued, I could feel a tension in the air. Things were happening
- everywhere, and unless you paid attention, you missed it.
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- Somewhere a couple was fighting. The obscenities were easy to pick out, as
- was the gist of the problem. He had done something wrong, perhaps many times
- and she was fed up with it. No longer would she be content with a simple
- "I'm sorry." No, she would not shut up, she screamed from her hidden
- location. She wasn't going to go inside either. Most of the details of
- their conversation were hidden from the world, but that wasn't important. The
- intentions of the pair were very clear.
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- A car roared through the intersection. There was the distinct sound of music
- being played too loudly. A bottle threw itself from the driver's window and
- landed with a clatter by the side of the road. The doppler effect took over
- as the car hurled its way into its future.
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- If the wind blew just perfect, one who was paying attention could hear the
- sound of traffic all throughout the area. Cars roaring down freeways. Big
- trucks carrying their commerce all throughout the country, never stopping.
- Perhaps the distant whine of an emergency vehicle's siren. Somewhere, a
- car alarm was sounding, emitting a warning to all who would dare foul the
- sanctity of its watch.
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- A small night bird screamed its shrill nocturnal cry. Insects not hampered
- by the lack of extreme heat nor light made their nightly business. A dog
- barked at some phantom shape. The bird, apparently unsuccessful in its hunt,
- traveled back towards its home.
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- Either the couple had come to reconciliation, or the man had finally convinced
- his partner to stop screaming and continue the discussion indoors and at a
- lesser volume. At least, this is what I hope happened. Anything is possible,
- for all we know they could be dead. In any case, the fighting became
- inaudible for all prying ears.
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- A motorcycle pulled up to the light. I watched him sit there, waiting for
- the light to change. The rumble of his idling engine made a slow cool
- subharmonic which seemed to amplify the tension in the air. As the light
- changed, the rumble of the engine grew in pitch into a high whine as the
- RPMs increased. I heard him shift through the gears of his transmission as
- he drove off into the night.
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- I finished my drink, and skated away into the night.
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- The night speaks its own language, stop and listen to it for a while.
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- (July 26, 4 a.m.).
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- -PsI
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