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"My girlfriend visits Naples.

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Every bus ride, she's
shaken down for money.

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Men rub against her
beautiful thighs.

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And if she turns away for five
minutes, her bags are gone.

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This bullshit kills me.

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These fucking Italians think
they can get away with murder.

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This is how
terrifying people can

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start to sound when
things become personal.

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Crossing the street
is another nightmare.

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Traffic never stops.

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You take your life
in your hands.

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In the south, they'll
kill for a pomegranate."

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Apologies to all the
Italians in the audience,

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among them my friends.

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This one is set in
Northern California

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where I was a student.

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"Was my best self the
painter of my youth?

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A pretty lousy
untrained sensibility.

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A couple dozen naked
figures materialized

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in the rainforests of Northern
California in an upstairs room.

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What's-her-name and
what's-her-name posing

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for free.

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I wasn't a good person.

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I cheated on my boyfriend.

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I lied to my parents
saying I was married.

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I loved someone who
was herself married.

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Minor offenses of
the bourgeoisie.

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I skipped school, I grew pot.

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It rained and rained.

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It was unbelievable to
fell the precious Redwood

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to live in a Redwood house.

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