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Bright Felon Deleted Scene 3
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25 Bright Felon Deleted Scene 3 Amelia looking at photographs of my vacation says,“There are no people in them!” There are only mountains, clouds, empty streets, two pictures of my back. Uncontained in silence the sun is eclipsed. In Dante’s Hell, him with my name is split neck to navel and stuffed with maggots and grubs. “You’re turning your back on people,”says Amelia. But on the subway I steal glances at your ear, your cheek, your chin, when I think you are not looking. It’s not true, it’s not true. Your mouth, your hand, your ankle, your thigh. I am an inferno of fallen creatures, all wriggling for the light. ...