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We scale an old sawmill. We work together to paint the whole building with our names. If my tag lasts longer than I do, maybe I can escape the death that I taunt so blithely.
Both my grandfathers died within half a year of each other. I had never experienced a family member dying before then. Their deaths shattered me. My life became consumed by depression, heavy metal, graffiti, adrenaline, police sirens and paranoia.
Then one night things finally changed. Me and two mates were taken to a police station in the back of a wagon. My parents had to pick me up at 4:00am. No sleep that night. No sleep the night after. Or the night after that.
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For Christmas my family gave me big canvases and vouchers for art shops. I began painting the same thing I used to paint on walls. Then I started to experiment, starting with water colour and then oil paint. I participated in legal community graffiti days. Slowly I stopped thirsting for the thrill of those late nights [url=www.wholesalecheapcigarettes.com]Marlboro Lights[/url]. My tags faded but I kept going.
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