I_PNP 'm_VBB standing_VVG on_PRP Ocean_NP0 Beach_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 see_VVI the_AT0 ocean_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP hear_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN tearing_VVG up_AVP its_DPS own_DT0 bed_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 waves_NN2 salt_VVB the_AT0 wind_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 sea_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 close_AJ0 ._SENT Breathing_VVG down_AVP my_DPS neck_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 giant_AJ0 wall_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP stare_VVB for_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 hours_NN2 ,_PUN just_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 visualize_VVI ,_PUN until_CJS the_AT0 pure_AJ0 white_AJ0 surface_NN1 starts_VVZ to_TO0 make_VVI my_DPS retinas_NN2 throb_VVI ._SENT I_PNP feel_VVB like_PRP crying_VVG after_PRP a_AT0 while_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC maybe_AV0 that_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 sea_NN1 air_NN1 ._SENT 
Roach_NP0 comes_VVZ up_AVP behind_PRP me_PNP and_CJC asks_VVZ if_CJS I_PNP feel_VVB inspired_VVN ._SENT I_PNP almost_AV0 lie_VVB ,_PUN but_CJC what_DTQ the_AT0 fuck_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 I_PNP say_VVB no_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP feel_VVB totally_AV0 out_AVP of_PRF my_DPS depth_NN1 ._SENT Roach_NP0 puts_VVZ his_DPS hand_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS shoulder_NN1 and_CJC says_VVZ he_PNP has_VHZ uber_AJ0 faith_NN1 in_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 wall_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 look_VVI quakeproof_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP say_VVB it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT Maybe_AV0 two_CRD or_CJC three_CRD feet_NN2 wide_AJ0 ,_PUN it_PNP runs_VVZ all_AV0 along_PRP the_AT0 Great_AJ0 Highway_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP Golden_AJ0 Gate_NN1 Park_NN1 all_DT0 the_AT0 way_NN1 to_PRP Sloat_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 down_PRP Skyline_NN1 Boulevard_NN1 to_TO0 protect_VVI the_AT0 fancy_AJ0 golf_NN1 course_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Olympic_AJ0 Club_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 in_PRP case_NN1 El_NP0 Nino_NP0 goes_VVZ even_AV0 more_DT0 bug-ass_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 ocean_NN1 tries_VVZ to_TO0 swallow_VVI the_AT0 Sunset_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 ,_PUN nobody_PNI would_VM0 have_VHI thought_VVN it_PNP —_PUN but_CJC then_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN nobody_PNI predicted_VVD the_AT0 Manhattan_NP0 tsunami_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 like_CJS you_PNP owe_VVB me_PNP anything_PNI ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 take_VVI my_DPS eyes_NN2 off_PRP the_AT0 giant_AJ0 white_AJ0 space_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP talk_VVB to_PRP Roach_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Or_CJC have_VHB anything_PNI to_TO0 atone_VVI for_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP try_VVB to_PRP will_NN1 shapes_NN2 to_TO0 appear_VVI in_PRP that_DT0 towering_AJ0 whiteness_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP resists_VVZ ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 like_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN Julie_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Roach_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP all_AV0 thought_VVD you_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 great_AJ0 muralist_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 an_AT0 awesome_AJ0 artist_NN1 in_PRP general_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 whole_AJ0 committee_NN1 agreed_VVN ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 nepotism_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Okay_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
What_DTQ would_VM0 it_PNP be_VBI like_AJ0 to_TO0 live_VVI in_PRP one_CRD of_PRF these_DT0 Great_AJ0 Highway_NN1 houses_NN2 ?_SENT First_ORD the_AT0 horrendous_AJ0 construction_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 this_DT0 monstrosity_NN1 steals_VVZ away_AV0 your_DPS ocean_NN1 view_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 some_DT0 flaky_AJ0 artist_NN1 chick_NN1 comes_VVZ along_AVP and_CJC paints_VVZ rainbows_NN2 or_CJC something_PNI on_PRP it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 painting_VVG the_AT0 whole_AJ0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 one_CRD section_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 half_DT0 dozen_CRD feet_NN2 or_CJC so_AV0 ._SENT 
When_CJS I_PNP first_ORD met_VVD Roach_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD in_PRP his_DPS mid-thirties_CRD but_CJC looked_VVD both_AV0 younger_AJC and_CJC older_AJC ._SENT His_DPS face_NN1 looked_VVD boyish_AJ0 ,_PUN yet_AV0 ravaged_VVN by_PRP some_DT0 bad_AJ0 decisions_NN2 I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI all_DT0 the_AT0 details_NN2 of_PRF ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP just_AV0 looks_VVZ old_AJ0 ._SENT Whatever_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD fleeing_VVG ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VHZ overtaken_VVN him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP seems_VVZ glad_AJ0 :_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ surrendered_VVN to_PRP life_NN1 at_PRP last_ORD ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP 's_VHZ had_VHN its_DPS way_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
Roach_NP0 leads_VVZ me_PNP to_PRP a_AT0 staircase_NN1 tucked_VVD away_AV0 behind_PRP one_CRD big_AJ0 bulwark_NN1 along_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN over_AVP near_PRP Noriega_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP climb_VVB ,_PUN and_CJC soon_AV0 we_PNP 're_VBB standing_VVG on_PRP top_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG down_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ like_PRP a_AT0 paradox_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Roach_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ All_DT0 the_AT0 places_NN2 people_NN0 most_AV0 want_VVB to_TO0 live_VVI are_VBB built_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 water_NN1 ._SENT Because_CJS once_AV0 upon_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 cool_AJ0 people_NN0 went_VVD to_PRP sea_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC traded_VVN ,_PUN or_CJC fucked_VVD sea_NN1 travelers_NN2 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 they_PNP craved_VVD a_AT0 taste_NN1 of_PRF danger_NN1 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 they_PNP just_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI rich_AJ0 ._SENT Either_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP all_AV0 ended_VVD up_AVP here_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP worse_AJC peril_NN1 than_CJS anyone_PNI ever_AV0 bargained_VVD on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP tune_VVB out_AVP Roach_NP0 's_POS holistic_AJ0 doomsaying_NN1 and_CJC stare_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB soothing_AJ0 ,_PUN yet_AV0 inexorable_AJ0 ,_PUN bashing_VVG against_PRP the_AT0 concrete_NN1 ,_PUN over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP ._SENT Would_VM0 people_NN0 rather_AV0 see_VVB nautical_AJ0 shit_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 remind_VVI them_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 view_NN1 they_PNP lost_VVD ?_SENT Or_CJC would_VM0 that_DT0 be_VBI too_AV0 painful_AJ0 ,_PUN especially_AV0 with_PRP the_AT0 lingering_AJ0 potential_NN1 for_PRP destruction_NN1 ?_SENT Would_VM0 people_NN0 rather_AV0 see_VVB something_PNI escapist_NN1 ?_SENT Heroic_AJ0 ?_SENT Cultural_AJ0 ?_SENT Probably_AV0 they_PNP just_AV0 want_VVB comfort_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP ditch_VVB Roach_NP0 ,_PUN head_NN1 home_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC start_VVB painting_NN1 curios_NN2 ._SENT Little_DT0 one-inch_AJ0 pictures_NN2 of_PRF horse_NN1 heads_NN2 in_PRP Admiral_NP0 Nelson_NP0 hats_NN2 or_CJC ants_NN2 surfing_VVG in_PRP space_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ easier_AJC to_TO0 think_VVI small_AJ0 for_PRP some_DT0 reason_NN1 ._SENT 
Roach_NP0 's_POS crotch_NN1 sort_NN1 of_PRF smelled_VVD like_PRP the_AT0 ocean_NN1 ,_PUN back_AVP when_CJS I_PNP had_VHD sex_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT A_AT0 seafaring_AJ0 adventure_NN1 scent_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 wind_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD island_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 chain_NN1 ._SENT Nothing_PNI past_PRP that_DT0 atoll_NN1 but_CJC knots_NN2 and_CJC knots_NN2 of_PRF blue_NN1 ._SENT Nearby_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP his_DPS inner_AJ0 hip_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 scar_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP claimed_VVD he_PNP 'd_VHD gotten_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 knife_NN1 fight_NN1 in_PRP Albuquerque_NP0 ._SENT (_PUL I_PNP heard_VVD later_AV0 it_PNP was_VBD from_PRP a_AT0 teledildonics_NN1 accident_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR His_DPS pubic_AJ0 hair_NN1 was_VBD brown_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC laced_VVN with_PRP gray_AJ0 ._SENT 
Roach_NP0 responded_VVD to_PRP my_DPS Craigslist_AJ0 ad_NN1 ,_PUN back_AVP when_CJS I_PNP still_AV0 did_VDD the_AT0 "_PUQ casual_AJ0 encounters_NN2 "_PUQ thing_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP sold_VVD himself_PNX as_PRP a_AT0 "_PUQ business_NN1 dad_NN1 "_PUQ type_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC in_PRP person_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD more_AV0 like_PRP an_AT0 aging_AJ0 hippie_NN1 crammed_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 suit_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN doing_VDG open_AJ0 relationships_NN2 before_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC now_AV0 he_PNP was_VBD married_AJ0 and_CJC cheating_VVG ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 realize_VVI at_PRP first_ORD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP used_VVD to_PRP practice_NN1 kind_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 deep_AJ0 sharing_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN running_VVG a_AT0 hand_NN1 under_PRP his_DPS receding_AJ0 light_AJ0 brown_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI right_AJ0 there_AV0 with_PRP my_DPS lovers_NN2 ⋯_VVB like_PRP if_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 bring_VVI my_DPS center_NN1 of_PRF presence_NN1 to_PRP whoever_PNQ I_PNP was_VBD loving_VVG that_DT0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI almost_AV0 like_PRP teleportation_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 more_DT0 lovers_NN2 I_PNP had_VHD ,_PUN the_AT0 more_DT0 places_NN2 I_PNP could_VM0 be_VBI in_PRP at_PRP once_AV0 ._SENT Dissolving_VVG the_AT0 here_AV0 and_CJC the_AT0 there_AV0 into_PRP just_AV0 the_AT0 where_AVQ ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 ,_PUN yeah_ITJ :_PUN hippie_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 suit_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI Roach_NP0 for_PRP a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 next_ORD time_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 recognize_VVI him_PNP at_PRP first_ORD ,_PUN because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD fully_AV0 clothed_VVN and_CJC I_PNP 'd_VHD forgotten_VVN his_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD on_PRP my_DPS knees_NN2 ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 capture_VVI the_AT0 magnanimity_NN1 of_PRF Papa_NN1 Smurf_NN1 in_PRP pencils_NN2 on_PRP a_AT0 plaster_NN1 wall_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP heard_VVD a_AT0 noise_NN1 and_CJC turned_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI this_DT0 middle-aged_AJ0 ,_PUN nondescript_AJ0 guy_NN1 wearing_VVG pajamas_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 barbecue_NN1 apron_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP looked_VVD all_DT0 startled_AJ0 and_CJC greeted_VVD me_PNP with_PRP exaggerated_AJ0 formality_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 let_VVI me_PNP know_VVB I_PNP should_VM0 pretend_VVI not_XX0 to_TO0 know_VVI him_PNP ._SENT Since_CJS I_PNP really_AV0 had_VHD no_AT0 clue_NN1 who_PNQ he_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN that_DT0 was_VBD easy_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB Roach_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN slowly_AV0 and_CJC with_PRP too_AV0 much_DT0 emphasis_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Nice_AJ0 to_TO0 Meet_VVI You_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB Julie_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN copying_VVG his_DPS loud-casual_AJ0 diction_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Your_DPS Wife_NN1 Hired_VVD Me_PNP ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB Painting_VVG a_AT0 Mural_NN1 for_PRP Your_DPS Kid_NN1 's_POS Wall_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Roach_NP0 's_POS child_NN1 ,_PUN Jasmine_NP0 ,_PUN had_VHD green_AJ0 curtains_NN2 that_CJT matched_VVD her_DPS eyes_NN2 but_CJC clashed_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 deep_AJ0 mahogany_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF Roach_NP0 's_POS Edwardian_AJ0 row_NN1 house_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Oh_ITJ yes_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ Roach_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Papa_NN1 Smurf_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Bosozoku_NP0 Mice_NN2 ._SENT Cool_AJ0 Combination_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP Was_VBD Your_DPS Daughter_NN1 's_POS Idea_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT This_DT0 turned_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 discussion_NN1 of_PRF whether_CJS the_AT0 Bosozoku_NP0 Mice_NN2 ,_PUN those_DT0 rebellious_AJ0 bikers_NN2 ,_PUN would_VM0 like_VVI Papa_NN1 Smurf_NN1 if_CJS they_PNP actually_AV0 met_VVD ._SENT At_PRP some_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 inkling_NN1 I_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI met_VVN Roach_NP0 before_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 place_VVI him_PNP ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP mentioned_VVD his_DPS name_NN1 again_AV0 and_CJC I_PNP finally_AV0 twigged_VVD ._SENT 
I_PNP went_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Oh_ITJ !_SENT I_PNP Remember_VVB You_PNP Now_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 exaggerated_AJ0 tone_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 covered_VVN my_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 half_DT0 dozen_CRD years_NN2 after_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN Roach_NP0 got_VVD in_PRP touch_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD on_PRP some_DT0 committee_NN1 to_TO0 pick_VVI mural_NN1 artists_NN2 to_TO0 paint_VVI sections_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 giant_AJ0 seawall_NN1 and_CJC he_PNP 'd_VHD convinced_VVN the_AT0 other_AJ0 members_NN2 that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 ideal_AJ0 person_NN1 to_TO0 turn_VVI an_AT0 eyesore_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 neighborhood_NN1 treasure_NN1 ._SENT 
Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 sleep_VVI ._SENT My_DPS bedroom_NN1 wall_NN1 becomes_VVZ The_AT0 Wall_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS clock_NN1 radio_NN1 's_POS green_AJ0 flicker_NN1 becomes_VVZ sea_NN1 light_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP the_AT0 half-life_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS dream_NN1 state_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP wonder_VVB if_CJS anybody_PNI has_VHZ tried_VVN asking_VVG the_AT0 ocean_NN1 what_DTQ it_PNP wants_VVZ ._SENT Maybe_AV0 the_AT0 ocean_NN1 's_POS demands_NN2 are_VBB reasonable_AJ0 ._SENT 
It_PNP probably_AV0 wants_VVZ maidens_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB ._SENT That_DT0 sounds_VVZ suitably_AV0 mythic_AJ0 ._SENT Plus_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ what_DTQ everybody_PNI wants_VVZ :_PUN maidens_NN2 lashed_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 stone_NN1 ,_PUN spray_NN1 soaking_VVG their_DPS clothes_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 tide_NN1 even_AV0 rises_VVZ to_TO0 swallow_VVI them_PNP ._SENT Do_VDB you_PNP still_AV0 have_VHB to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 virgin_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 maiden_NN1 nowadays_AV0 ?_SENT What_DTQ 's_VBZ the_AT0 upper_AJ0 age_NN1 limit_NN1 ?_SENT Probably_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB too_AV0 old_AJ0 ._SENT 
My_DPS skin_NN1 feels_VVZ hot_AJ0 but_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB cold_AJ0 inside_AV0 ,_PUN like_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB coming_VVG down_AVP with_PRP something_PNI ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 wake_VVI up_AVP my_DPS girlfriend_NN1 ,_PUN Lexa_NP0 ,_PUN by_PRP thrashing_VVG around_AVP ._SENT 
I_PNP extricate_VVB myself_PNX from_PRP the_AT0 bedsheets_NN2 as_CJS gently_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 and_CJC walk_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 kitchenette_NN1 part_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS little_AJ0 apartment_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 canary_NN1 yellow_AJ0 cabinet_NN1 doors_NN2 never_AV0 shut_VVB properly_AV0 ,_PUN so_CJS they_PNP flap_VVB like_PRP bat_NN1 wings_NN2 at_PRP face_NN1 level_NN1 ,_PUN over_AVP and_CJC over_AVP again_AV0 ._SENT 
I_PNP make_VVB tea_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 whooshing_AJ0 electric_AJ0 kettle_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB about_PRP maidens_NN2 in_PRP chains_NN2 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 mercy_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 rising_AJ0 waves_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC of_PRF a_AT0 tentacley_NP0 sea_NN1 monster_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF kinky_AJ0 shit_NN1 I_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 dwell_VVI on_AVP ,_PUN back_AVP when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 slut_NN1 and_CJC had_VHD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF spare_AJ0 mental_AJ0 capacity_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP pull_VVB out_AVP my_DPS laptop_NN1 and_CJC write_VVB an_AT0 email_NN1 to_PRP Roach_NP0 ,_PUN explaining_VVG that_CJT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 paint_VVI the_AT0 seawall_NN1 after_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 the_AT0 person_NN1 he_PNP thinks_VVZ I_PNP am_VBB ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 are_VBB so_AV0 many_DT0 great_AJ0 muralists_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 who_PNQ deserve_VVB the_AT0 commission_NN1 way_NN1 more_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI the_AT0 Eros_NP0 to_TO0 go_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 Thanatos_NN2 ._SENT Years_NN2 of_PRF painting_NN1 Mickey_NP0 Mouse_NP0 murals_NN2 have_VHB dulled_VVN my_DPS rawness_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS surely_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 deskiest_AJS desk_NN1 job_NN1 ._SENT 
After_PRP writing_VVG a_AT0 dozen_CRD rationalizations_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 backspacing_AJ0 over_PRP each_DT0 one_PNI ,_PUN I_PNP decide_VVB not_XX0 to_TO0 send_VVI the_AT0 email_NN1 after_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP 'll_VM0 sleep_VVI on_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN if_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 sleep_VVI at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP wake_VVB up_AVP sketching_VVG with_PRP one_CRD finger_NN1 in_PRP midair_NN1 ,_PUN seven_CRD inches_NN2 away_AV0 from_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT Fancy_AJ0 swirls_NN2 and_CJC shapes_NN2 ._SENT Lexa_NP0 offers_VVZ me_DPS coffee_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP wake_VVB up_AVP the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 remember_VVI what_DTQ I_PNP was_VBD sketching_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP looked_VVD like_PRP you_PNP were_VBD conducting_VVG an_AT0 orchestra_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Lexa_NP0 leans_VVZ over_PRP me_PNP with_PRP the_AT0 coffee_NN1 cup_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP lift_VVB enough_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS torso_NN1 to_TO0 hold_VVI a_AT0 saucer_NN1 without_PRP spattering_VVG the_AT0 bed_NN1 ._SENT 
Lexa_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP have_VHB been_VBN together_AV0 two_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP 've_VHB lived_VVN together_AV0 for_PRP six_CRD months_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP have_VHB an_AT0 open_AJ0 relationship_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP theory_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC we_PNP 're_VBB both_AV0 too_AV0 busy_AJ0 to_TO0 fool_VVI around_AVP with_PRP anyone_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP spend_VVB all_DT0 our_DPS downtime_NN1 together_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP only_AV0 have_VHB one_CRD bed_NN1 ._SENT 
Lexa_NP0 is_VBZ shockingly_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 ,_PUN with_PRP hazel_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ,_PUN light_AJ0 brown_AJ0 skin_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC bold_AJ0 cheekbones_NN2 ._SENT Lately_AV0 ,_PUN her_DPS hair_NN1 is_VBZ rust_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP dresses_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 punk_NN1 rock_NN1 kindergarten_NN1 teacher_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP works_VVZ for_PRP a_AT0 nonprofit_AJ0 battling_NN1 against_PRP violence_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 weird_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Lexa_NP0 says_VVZ over_PRP breakfast_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB finally_AV0 turning_VVG San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 into_PRP a_AT0 walled_AJ0 city_NN1 ._SENT Like_PRP a_AT0 gated_AJ0 community_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Only_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 parts_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP point_VVB out_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC only_AV0 to_TO0 protect_VVI against_PRP the_AT0 sea_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 like_PRP poor_AJ0 people_NN0 will_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 pass_VVI through_PRP a_AT0 checkpoint_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC yet_AV0 it_PNP does_VDZ seem_VVI like_PRP more_DT0 and_CJC more_DT0 of_PRF our_DPS friends_NN2 are_VBB being_VBG run_VVN out_AVP of_PRF town_NN1 these_DT0 days_NN2 ._SENT Lexa_NP0 says_VVZ a_AT0 bunch_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS friends_NN2 are_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 tear_VVI shit_NN1 up_PRP this_DT0 afternoon_NN1 ,_PUN make_VVB the_AT0 yuppies_NN2 feel_VVB unwelcome_AJ0 ._SENT A_AT0 protest_NN1 ?_SENT No_ITJ ,_PUN more_AV0 like_PRP a_AT0 riot_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC with_PRP sprinkles_NN2 of_PRF flash_NN1 mob_NN1 and_CJC rave_NN1 ._SENT Someone_PNI sends_VVZ a_AT0 text_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 exact_AJ0 time_NN1 and_CJC place_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 target_NN1 ._SENT Could_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 person_NN1 ,_PUN could_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 thing_NN1 ._SENT Everybody_PNI swoops_VVZ down_AVP at_PRP exactly_AV0 4_CRD :_PUN 03_CRD and_CJC dishevels_VVZ the_AT0 target_NN1 as_CJS nonviolently_AV0 as_CJS possible_AJ0 ._SENT By_PRP 4_CRD :_PUN 06_CRD ,_PUN everyone_PNI has_VHZ dispersed_VVN ._SENT 
Last_ORD week_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP all_AV0 converged_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 private_AJ0 equity_NN1 guy_NN1 who_PNQ invests_VVZ in_PRP private_AJ0 prisons_NN2 and_CJC detention_NN1 centers_NN2 ,_PUN while_CJS he_PNP was_VBD walking_VVG along_PRP Natoma_NP0 Street_NP0 ._SENT They_PNP surrounded_VVD him_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 whirl_NN1 of_PRF natural_AJ0 fabrics_NN2 and_CJC sweet-smelling_AJ0 oils_NN2 and_CJC put_VVB noisy_AJ0 punk_NN1 hop_NN1 headphones_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 they_PNP stole_VVD his_DPS clothes_NN2 ,_PUN painted_AJ0 slogans_NN2 in_PRP body_NN1 glitter_NN1 across_PRP his_DPS thick_AJ0 chest_NN1 hair_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC dressed_VVD him_PNP in_PRP Roxxxie_NP0 Dent_NP0 's_POS Folsom_NP0 Street_NP0 Fair_AJ0 castoffs_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 whole_AJ0 operation_NN1 took_VVD two_CRD minutes_NN2 and_CJC thirty-four_CRD seconds_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 exact_AJ0 length_NN1 of_PRF DJ_NN1 Smurfette_NN1 's_VBZ "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ Big_AJ0 and_CJC Thick_AJ0 and_CJC Does_VDZ n't_XX0 Exist_VVI (_PUL So_AV0 Suck_VVB It_PNP )_PUR ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 sure_AJ0 how_AVQ I_PNP feel_VVB about_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN it_PNP all_AV0 sounds_VVZ very_AV0 nonconsensual_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC Lexa_NP0 says_VVZ late-late-late-waytoolate-stage_AJ0 capitalism_NN1 is_VBZ also_AV0 very_AV0 nonconsensual_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ You_PNP should_VM0 come_VVI along_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Lexa_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP 'll_VM0 see_VVI how_AVQ low-key_AJ0 it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT People_NN0 sometimes_AV0 thank_VVB us_PNP for_PRP glad-mobbing_VVG them_PNP ,_PUN like_PRP now_AV0 they_PNP finally_AV0 know_VVB they_PNP 're_VBB in_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ all_DT0 fun_NN1 ._SENT Come_VVB on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
An_AT0 hour_NN1 later_AV0 ,_PUN Lexa_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP are_VBB riding_VVG the_AT0 N_NP0 Judah_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB still_AV0 wondering_VVG why_AVQ I_PNP said_VVD yes_ITJ ._SENT Oh_ITJ yeah_ITJ —_PUN it_PNP was_VBD because_CJS Lexa_NP0 promised_VVD we_PNP could_VM0 go_VVI to_PRP Lush_AJ0 and_CJC Old_AJ0 Navy_NN1 while_CJS we_PNP wait_VVB for_PRP the_AT0 call_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI fuck_NN1 shit_NN1 up_AVP ._SENT It_PNP all_AV0 balances_VVZ out_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP love_VVB how_AVQ every_AT0 wedge_NN1 of_PRF soap_NN1 has_VHZ the_AT0 face_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 person_NN1 who_PNQ made_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN like_CJS they_PNP 're_VBB our_DPS friends_NN2 who_PNQ we_PNP 're_VBB paying_VVG to_TO0 make_VVI soap_NN1 for_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP say_VVB ._SENT 
