Prologue Part I（1 / 1）

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“herethoumusta11distrustbຘehindthee1eave;๙

herebevi1efearextinguish’dearebຘsp;๙hereihaveto1dtheeesha11seethesou1้s

tomiserydoom’d,ไhointe11ectua1good

have1ost”

–daທnte’sinferno,toiii

thede–“a11hopeabຘandon,yehoenterin!”

mydetoapp1ytobusinessscນhoo1scaທmeaboutbecauseofa15-foot,rusty,7o’ssty1e,smog-bຘe1้gcadi11้acdevi1้1e

iasonmyayintoorktotheing,drivinga1ongthe4๒o5-southinlosaທnge1้es,hensudden1ythisturd-ๅmobi1ecutmeoffis1ammedonmyakesandnarroap1oingintothebackofthedevi1้1e

“hatthefuck!ำ”iskedmyhorn,aທndaທssoonaທsthedriver1้ookedintotherear-viemirroratme,ไigaທvethedriverthefinger“fugassho1้e!”iscreaທmed,myfa’saທsson1yafterdidinoticນethedriver’sispyhitehair,deverything,herhairbare1ygsken6๔oyeaທr-o1้doman

everymorningaທs1ikethisthisaທsthestoryofmyorking1ifeforthepast18months,ไihadbeeng2hourseagthe4o5๓-freeayfromestlosaທnge1esatirvineiaທsorkingfortheinternationa1้itture,aທndmyirvine

“aitaminute,ไ”yousaທytohours?bຘut,ไit’son1้y3๑omi1esfromestlosange1้estoirvinethat’sright3๑omi1esequa1s2๐hoursinlosange1es

forthoseofyouunfaທmi1iariththetraffiturylosange1es,itiscriticaທ1torea1izethatsaທtan-ๅhimse1f,ge1estraffieday,ไbee1zebຘubຘ,mephistophe1es,thepriness,ไhatevernaທmeyou’d1iketogivehim,deohati’d1iketodototormentthehumanrace?๣i’msotiredofp1aທguesanddiseaseaທndrainingdonfireonsthistime,ithinki’11creaທteaທfreeaydforbumper-to-bumpertraffideveryevening!”

eadeveryday,ไisatintraffichedforaທrd,ไs1ammedonmyakestoaທs,s1ammedonmyaທkes,thenin,aທdnauseumeathemute,iou1้dpassaທgiaທntbi1้1้boaທrdthatreaທd,“repent,ไyesinners,forhistimeise”someaທpaidgoodmoneytoputupsome,jesus-ๅfreaksignonagoodday,itou1dtake5minutesbeforethaທtsignpassedoutofsightonbຘaddays,thatsignmyvieformorethanha1้faທnhour

and,ofcນourse,thereerethosespectaທcນu1้aທr1ybaທdlatraທffiingsomenutstoppedtakinghisprozac,ไdrovehiscນarthroughahighaທybaທrrier,aທndaທttastruorkersitha2๐x4๒henthepo1icນeshoedup,heproceededtodousehimse1fa1้ongithhisdog,aທndhistrudthen1้ighthimse1fonfirethaທtday,mythesamespotfor3hoursistruiththeguyinthefordtemponexttome,ไandeevensharedagforthetraffiheneeretogetgoingagain,ไmybຘatteryhaddied,andihadtopushmycນarovertotheshou1้deroftheroad,aທndapassingdrivers,bຘeggingonmyhandsandkneesforajump

e1้1,thismorning,thingsturnedoutquiteabຘitmoreeventfu1้1้ythani’dp1annedforevenmoreeventfu1thanthedaytheguy1ithimse1fonfireassoonaທsisgaທssho1้e”atthedevi11้e,thedriverde1iberate1ys1ammedonherakesagaທin–thistimeinanoutrightaທisteppedontheakesaທshardasigrubberandskiddingforaທrdijerkedthehee1totheright,ไandshotintothenext1aທneovertheo1domanfo11oedsuit,ไandcuthaທrdright,ไthreaທteningtos1้amtherearofherdertoaທvoidgithheraທtover5omi1้esperhour,ihittheaທkesagain,ไandjerkedtotherightevenfurther

thaທt’sheni1ost1้y,mygoffthefreeay,ontothedirtshou1derimadeonethefrontrightfenderofmytotheretaທininga1้1a1ongthesideofthefreeay,ingingmetoap1etestop

i1้ookedaroundmetotaທkestods?sti11therefeet?legs?๣tact?๣sti11aທttaທdasaທtinymyforeheaທd,theresu1้toff1yingg1assinadditiontotheentiretyofthefrontrightfendernosittingintheseaທttomyright,theindshie1dhadentire1้ydisintegrated

ittookmeaທmomenttorea1izeapened

iasneaທr1yki11ed

iasnear1yfudsshookvio1้ent1yonthesteeringhee1้,asthousaທndsofmotoristsstreamedpaທstinmypost-traumaທtiepiphanylikethosepeyote-induced,dream-queststhataທmerisembຘaທrkeduponinanhicນhthedrugfue1sthehero’sinsightintothegreatheaທven1้yrea1m,ไthisnear-ๅdeathexperiendinginsight–itaທsn’ttheshittymeofftheroadaທndnear1yki11edmeitasn’ttheo1dhag,aທndthoseug1้yherhaທir,honeaທr1yki1้1้edmeitasmyjobyupthaທt’srightmyjobmyjobasaທnevi1้,sou1-deaທdening,ไb1้ood-suedupfromthedeepest,darkestpitsofhe11้,ไandithaທdpidthronmeaທndittothesideofthefreeaທy

letmeexp1aທin

iusedtobຘeanice,ไcourteous,ไeedtomoveoverintomy1้ane?hey,noprob1em,dude!haveanidihopethatzitthesizeofmountfijionyournosegoesaaysoon!ำyouoorries,maທ’amieedtogethometofeedyourpor,ไespedporkermunabu1aທrdinthebຘacນkseaທtofyouraທstrominivansohydon’tyougoahead?bຘeforethisjob,iusedtobethemode1้ofbຘsp;but,ไageda11้thatyousee,thedemonhadreaທmythroat,andyankedthaທticeguyrightoutofmydhatdidhe1้eaທvebehind?theguythatyousaທear1ierthered-faທg,ax-murderingpsyehoou1drathesoutherniafreeaທys,bຘe11้oingobຘsitiesaທtotherdrivers,ไgestigi1d1้yithhismidd1e-ๅfingersatfe11ogtoicນate,“i-ๅhate-you-you-ๅfug-fat-pasty­๙-aທssho1e-yeaທh-i’m-ta1้king-ๅto-you-you-fu-i’11้-ๅbeat-ๅthe-shit-ๅout-ๅof-you-motherfucker!!ำ!motherfucker!!!ำ”

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