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none of the above were directly involved

The police were there already.

They weren’t doing anything, just waiting and intimidating but it was stupid to pull up where we did; we just hadn’t noticed them.

We weren’t, after all is said and done, criminals.

Still, it was stupid to step outwith the half empty wine bottle.

We hadn’t been drinking; we needed a better container and we figured the shop could provide one; and then it was too late to drive on.

The police checked the tyres (editorial note t).

And then they decided to go over, through and under the van with a fine tooth comb.

Why not? The tyres were not good, and we were young and messy.

We weren’t outlaws, just poor; we would have changed the tyres once the next pay-check came.

We were citizens, good ones at that.

Full of peace and love?

Still, I thought about phoning in a bomb threat to get them off our backs.

Lucky I woke up about there.

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