The Battery

The Battery

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I have had a period of time that involved some anxiety and I also had some weird dreams. This is part based on my own experiences and part on my dreams and also some stuff is totally made up. Names and places have been changed for obvious reasons. I am also into the novels and short stories of Haruki Murakami and I have added some conceptual ideas and surrealism I guess. I am no where near as good as Murakami though. I have been reading his short stories and I thought I could use one to get some closure on events in my life. This is catharsis more than anything.
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