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exit. From the outside, he closes the front door carefully and then stands out in

the yard to make sure no one has seen him before he leaves the premises. There
are still no sign of people.

Eugene sits down in one of the red armchairs after he returns to the flat. The

others are still asleep. After a few attempts at finding a good sleeping he gives up,
and instead gets up and walks toward the bathroom. The vomiting stinks, and

the water is still running from the tap. He puts water on his face while stroking

his thick hair; he continues splashing water on his face. With bouncy legs he
stands pissing. When he's done, he splashes some water under his arms, takes

out the bucket they normally use for laundry, fills it halfway with water and
pours it out on the floor and the toilet bowl. Then he takes the stiff cloth they use

to wash the toilet and rubs it around the lavatory in hopes of making the puke

smell disappear. He repeats the movement until the stench gradually fades.
When he finished cleaning, he finds a few toilet rolls and places them next to the

toilet. Eugene is the one who keeps it clean, he was taught that in prison, and

now it has become internalised, and is now habit for him to always keep it clean.
He walks back to his armchair. Through one of the dirty windows he can see

that dawn is on its way; he fumbles along the side of the chair and grabs one of
the bags with beer; there’s still a few cans left. He opens a can and greedily

drinks the contents in big large swallows. Now it's all about getting the new

guests out as quickly as possible, preferably before they discover they've lost
their money. The likelihood that they will be able to remember something is

minimal; they are nothing but a bunch of scummy teenagers. They’ll never notice

anything, and if they do and choose to make trouble, it will be easy work for Dan,
Nigel and himself to "fix them up real good". In Wigan they were used to fighting

all the time, there is almost always a fight or some run-up to trouble somewhere

in the city; street fights, pub brawls, domestic violence etc.

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