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his cell. But the premises here are just foul. The dirty flat they live in now didn’t

feel like a home. Their friend, Martin Frick, once became extremely sick just by
living in the rooms for some time. "There’s something rotten in about that oil

smell," he used to say.

There is an old, green sofa and four red burgundy armchairs that meet the eye
when you walk into the first room.

"They should’ve been thrown out a long time ago, but then I started renting this

out, and then I though it might as well stay there," he said tom himself on the day
he showed off the premises.

Dan was pleased.
"It's a bloody dream that we can borrow this flat for free. I mean, who can do

that?"

Eugene has been given the back room where two shabby, light green sunbeds is
placed, with one being used as combined dining table and storage place, and the

other as bed and sofa. Eugene only owned one bag containing a couple of

sweaters, four sets of underpants and socks and just one pair of pants for
London. He hoped that they would make enough money eventually, so that he

could afford to buy new clothes. Instead of acquiring new garments, they have
now just established a clothesline in the middle of the living room, where Dan

sleeps on his moth-eaten couch, or from time to time, in one of his armchairs.

They all wash their clothes in the small sink in the flat, which besides having very
miniature basin, also has a worn, rusty fixture through which a small spurt of

cold water runs through once opened. It’s only if they turn up the hot tap while

knocking hard on the fixture that some lukewarm water comes through. Nigel is
the one responsible for all the practical stuff, and he’s been working on the

water, the light and the toilet. He is the silent type when he’s in the flat, especially

when working. The sink is in the toilet, which is next to the second room where
Nigel has set up his drums, next to an old box mattress lying on the floor where

he sleeps. Nigel has made sure that there is a light bulb in each of the rooms, so

he’s been working tirelessly with wires and electricity.
There’s light in every room except the toilet, where they have to put a candle,

pushed down a beer bottle, in as lighting in the off-white room. The ceiling is
skewed, although Nigel has tried to push it up.