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There’s a contradiction between the way things happen like a movie yet don’t feel like a movie. The things in life that are like movies have profiles as well, the profile of how they happen and the profile of how they feel. When the stranger emerges from the shadows of the 405 with the gun, Zazi lets out a small scream; out of fear for the girl, Vikar resists the inclination to reach over and gouge the stranger’s eyes behind the stocking over his head. It’s not clear at first whether this is a burglary or an act of random violence.

–from Zeroville
by Steve Erickson