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A4/ David Mann (1st version)

from Songs we never really played Vol. 1 by Democrash

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DAVID MANN IS A MIDDLE-AGED SALESMAN DRIVING ON A BUSINESS TRIP.
ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT, HE ENCOUNTERS A GRIMY TANKER TRUCK, TRAVELING SLOWER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT AND EXPELLING SOOTY DIESEL EXHAUST.
DAVID MANN ARRIVES AT A GAS STATION AND THE ATTENDANT MENTIONS THAT HIS CAR NEEDS A NEW RADIATOR HOSE BUT DAVID MANN REFUSES THE REPAIR.
BACK ON THE ROAD, THE TRUCK BLOCKS DAVID MANN’S PATH EACH TIME HE ATTEMPTS TO PASS.
AFTER THE TRUCK BUMPS HIM SEVERAL TIMES, MANN'S CAR GOES OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDES WITH A FENCE OPPOSITE A DINER.
MANN STOPS AT A GAS STATION TO CALL THE POLICE AND REFUEL HIS CAR. WHEN MANN STEPS INTO A PHONE BOOTH, THE TRUCK DRIVES INTO IT; MANN JUMPS CLEAR JUST IN TIME. MANN JUMPS INTO HIS CAR AND SPEEDS AWAY.
AFTER A LONG WAIT, MANN HEADS OFF AGAIN BUT FINDS THE TRUCK WAITING FOR HIM AROUND THE BEND.
MANN SPEEDS AROUND THE TRUCK AND RACES UP STEEP GRADES, PUTTING DISTANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE TRUCK. THE CHASE CONTINUES UP A MOUNTAIN, BUT MANN'S CAR BEGINS TO OVERHEAT WHEN ITS RADIATOR HOSE FAILS. MANN BARELY MAKES THE SUMMIT AND COASTS DOWNHILL IN NEUTRAL AS THE TRUCK BEARS DOWN ON HIM.
MANN ACCELERATES, DRIVES UP A DIRT ROAD, AND TURNS TO FACE HIS OPPONENT ON A HILL OVERLOOKING A CANYON. HE PLACES HIS BRIEFCASE ON THE ACCELERATOR AND STEERS TOWARD THE ONCOMING TRUCK, JUMPING FROM THE CAR AT THE LAST MOMENT. THE TANKER HITS THE CAR, WHICH BURSTS INTO FLAMES, OBSCURING THE TRUCK DRIVER'S VIEW. THE TRUCK PLUNGES OVER THE CLIFF. ABOVE THE WRECKAGE, MANN SITS EXHAUSTED AT THE CLIFF'S EDGE.

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from Songs we never really played Vol. 1, released September 21, 2020

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