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Nothing left (see Another Derbyshire for details) It was sad to see the characters change. I loved the old ideas,had an affection for all the aged things. I sniffed at timbers, peeped through letter boxes at dusty carpets. I fell from a height after climbing a monument. It wasn't necessary but - well - I needed to. What was I? I didn't know. I knew I was changing.
We were on a train travelling to..... Oh I've forgotten. See, see what i mean? It was a dirty compartment with coal-black windows and slimy floors. Had it been raining? I think my head was wet. It wouldn't rain into the compartment - would it? Perhaps there was a hole? It was a very old train. I have an obsession about age. Age is changeless after a certain point. I'm not sure what I'm talking about. I know we were on a train. Are we on a train now? I can hear a noise like wheels running over rails. I always wanted a train set. Are we.....? Are we....? Are we on a train.
It's still sad to see the characters change. There's a procession going on outside. Why are they wearing those gowns? This land has become a foreign land. Those trees are like pyramids - those flowers keep hurting my face.
The cat licks his paws and opens his mouth and coughs - a worrying cough. i should care. I'm fumbling in my pockets for a bottle of pills. Whoosh! He's just sneezed! He's very close to a change. There are alterations being made that we don't know about.
There's a face I can't forget, a pixie with eyes that dart about. They're always darting about. They're still darting. They're darts. I'm walking along a busy road and the seams of my jacket are burning. I need water - rain - anything! I must survive. I must be strong. I'm muscles - man-mountain - MIGHTY MOUSE! No ideals. Nothing left.
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