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The man who loved a corpse

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Written by nikos nikolaidis

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Directed by nikos nikolaidis

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It was late at night.
I was leaning on a car...

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Conversing with
the leftovers of a bottle...

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Without caring
about the spring storm...

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That was coming from the north.

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I figured in the state I was in
things couldn't get any worse.

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I was the broke, homeless
and friendless sort of guy...

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Who chases after lost causes with
female names, which lead nowhere.

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Mine was called Laura,
and I met her many years ago.

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My world was a sick
and pitiful world...

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Where trouble from a girl
like that had to happen.

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It's been three years
since I lost her.

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Every time I smell Jasmine
on a passing girl...

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I think of her and start
looking for trouble again.

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That's how I got here.

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Only "here" is a bit strange...

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Because in the garden
and around an open pit...

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Two women are doing things
which would have stirred me once.

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But with a bullet in one's
shoulder, one can't do much.

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Anyway, interiors of cars
turn me on.

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Especially on nights like this
one appreciates them even more.

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Let alone the rain
beating down on the hood.

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It lulls you away,
until you see Laura once more.

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It was these things,
as well as the hunch...

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That the girl I'm looking for
has been long dead...

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Thus I'm in love with a corpse...

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That made me put off
my entrance, get in the car...

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And pass out in peace.

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My poor child.

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Laura... how strange.

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Honesty, you understand?

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I want proof! Proof!

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"On a long path...“

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"I see a little rabbit, running.“

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"I want to catch it
with my hands, but..."

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"It is too far, too far!"

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She thinks her father
is still alive. She is crazy!

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When I came to,
I was lying on my stomach...

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In the backseat of a car.

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I had no idea
how long I'd been there.

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My bones ached
and I was in a wretched state.

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Laura had not shown up...

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And a phone was blasting
in my head, trying to wake me up.

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I was a complete fool...

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Because I knew that the phone
wouldn't be ringing tonight.

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No one would ever call me again.

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Now I had to wait
for the sun to rise...

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So I could see
where the hell I was.

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Everything indicated
that Laura passed by here.

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I've been collecting evidence
for the past three years.

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I was very good at this job once.
That's what everyone said.

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Then, my mind became tangled...

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So, they grew tired of me
and I was fired.

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And to think
it was a routine case.

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"In a few days, you'll forget it,
like so many other cases."

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I said to myself.

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But things don't always
turn out as expected.

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I was coming from the past
and I knew I was almost dead.

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But I had to get into this house,
if only to find out...

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Who I sold my life to, while
paying the price, once more.

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So I reached for the phone...

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And passed out again.

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Woops, my little tits!

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Nothing happened yesterday.

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She was standing before me...

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A pair of earrings
which reminded me of something...

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And an old luger in her hand.

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It felt like I was slipping
on something hot and wet.

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With a little luck,
I could get her out of here.

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But luck isn't always enough.

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Surely, there was
a better way to show me...

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How unwelcome I was
in this house.

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Now I had to convince her
of my good intentions...

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And play for time.

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So I began to fiddle
with my shoelaces.

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This seemed to make
a good impression on her...

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Because she tried to help me.

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I thought of speaking to her...

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But I didn't think
she was in the mood to listen.

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Besides, who said I was able
to utter even a single word.

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Something tells me
that I've come to the right place.

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Besides, this girl was worth
a blow on my head with a luger...

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And even more.

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Did you secure the door?

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What's that?

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That little whore.

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These are pansies, right?

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Who sent you here?

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It was only a routine case
for me back then.

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One I thought I'd forget soon.

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Like so many other cases.

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Later they all realized...

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That I was ready to pin the murder
of the strange girl on anybody...

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Just to keep Laura out of trouble.

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I knew that someone
had plotted her death.

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But who and why?

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And if she was innocent,
then why did she leave?

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By then, I knew
I was looking for a dream.

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Now I wanted to see the mug
of that mongrel boss of mine...

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And all the other guys in there...

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When I told them
I had finally found her again...

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And that I hadn't been chasing
a dream in vain.

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With a little luck,
I could take her away from here.

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But luck isn't always enough.

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Of course, we said
we didn't know anything.

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I see you feel better today.

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Were you getting ready
for a walk?

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My god, you're heavy!

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Oh my god, he is so heavy.

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The truth is,
he's not a child anymore.

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Some little exercises.

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Come on, try it.

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I have two little birds.

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Two pretty sparrows.

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One flew away.

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The other flew away.

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One came back...

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And the other did too.

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"On a long path
ran a little rabbit."

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"This one saw him..."

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"This one caught him."

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"This one cooked him.
This one ate him."

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"And the poor little thing
said, help me!"

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I saw her being tortured.

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To be exact,
I was the one torturing her...

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And I had to make it seem real.

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I don't know why
nor is it my job to ask.

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My job is to get out of here
and take Laura with me.

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But until then, I must do
what I'm told and play the fool.

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Which in my state,
needs no special effort.

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I spend the nights
singing to myself...

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Hoping a crack will open
in my cemented mind.

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At times, I wake up to the sound
of my idiotic laughter...

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And think about whether someone
in here should call the police.

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There's smoke
and fog everywhere...

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And a bunch of guys looking
at me in total amusement.

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Maybe the guys are right.

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Maybe they were right then.

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The truth is, there's surely
something wrong with me.

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Come on, get up!

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I don't know.

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The line is cut.

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Yes, tonight.

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Before we kill him,
we'll torture him a bit.

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Shut up, now!

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I knew she would die,
so I didn't lie to her.

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Besides, she was smart enough
to figure it out.

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Only she wasn't Laura.

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But that doesn't matter anymore.

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This routine case wasn't
what I had reckoned after all.

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I realized that my boss
and the guys laughed at me...

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Because they could see far ahead.

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But not as far
as where I'm going now.

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You slide inside yourself
like falling with a parachute.

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Then you hold your breath
and go without resisting...

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Recalling all those
who did the same before you.

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All those who fell into the void
underneath a white parachute.

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A bunch of losers and suckers
with no job, future or age...

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Who are still chasing a dream
with a female name.

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I'll be in good company tonight.

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Translated by Elly petrides
and Vicky Harris

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adaptation by katerina nikopoulou