On the Balcony
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As he goes, the song – Lana Del Rey's West Coast – draws to an end and a momentary silence settles on the house, though in his barraged ears it still reverberates. No sooner does he take the first step than the tune starts afresh, louder now, as he draws nearer the source of its playing. His face further contorted, he covers his ears and continues his climb. It's his own room, he's certain, that's the epicentre of this unnatural disaster, and since it is and since it's struck, this hurricane could have but one name...
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