All disclaimers are in part one.

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`Don't tell me to behave
`Cause I'll never play that game
Don't tell me what to do
`Cause I'll never be uptight like you
Don't look at me that way
`Cause I ain't never gonna change
And if you're talkin' `bout my life
You're only wastin' your own time
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January 15, 2000

It was the longest two days of his life. He hadn't spoken to her in
two days. Not on the phone and not in person. He felt like he was
going insane.