Antlers, Colorado

Antlers, Colorado

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prologue
And the record begins with a song of rebellion."
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Marn S.
1.1
“A slumber did my spirit seal;
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1.2
Antlers is quiet, even at this time of the morning, when most people are hustling to their jobs.
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1.3
Austin can tell he’s close to the car wreck once it’s freezing enough for him to wish he had brought an extra sweater, or the puffy winter jacket he saw…
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1.5
St.
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3.2
“- heard he was possessed -”
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1.4
Austin can feel Sheriff Maxwell’s eyes boring into him as he climbs up out of the ditch on the side of the road.
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epilogue 1
The funeral parlor is too bright, and it smells artificial, like someone sprayed the whole place with perfume to cover up the scent of death.
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2
4.10
Otter peels himself off the wall, his joints audibly cracking and popping.
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1.8
By the time the sun is going down outside the motel room’s window, Austin is starting to get tired of staring outside.
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2
1.6
Austin and Mac separate at the hospital’s exit and meet each other in the parking lot of the Antlers Motel, Austin dismounting his motorcycle and Mac…
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5.1
“What art thou, Faustus, but a man condemned to die?”
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