The musician was gone now and the girl was once again alone,

A feeling that had become as familiar as the tip of her tongue

Against her teeth, her hair creeping down her back.

She walked into Mersault's apartment building.

 

Timidly, she passed Salamano bawling with his dog,

Number 302 with an open door- someone's birthday-

And an ashtray with a lone cigarette

At Mersault's door.

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