Malibu Burns

Chapter 2

Acknowledgments

I. San Francisco—March 17, 2049

A Snaking Emotion

Malibu Meets Max

The Chesterfield

II. Palo Alto, California—September 9, 2048

Malibu In The Loony Bin

Shrunken Heads

III. Santa Monica, California—September 9, 2046

When the Santa Anas Blow

Painting With Mom

The Dead Have No Emotions

IV. San Francisco—March 19, 2049

First Day Of Spring

Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine

Finding Cottage Number One

A Cottage Wants to Die

Malibu Gives Max An Answer

Enter the Engineer

Malibu Kills a Cottage

Vic and the Pelican

Malibu Has a Cocktail

Breakfast With Max

So Long Hank

Malibu’s Father’s Letter

Malibu Burns a Second Cottage

Breakfast With Max

The Engineer, The Bowery King, and Morpheus

Breakfast With Luciana

The Forgotten Cottage

Vic Is Next

Malibu Buys a Red Dress

Malibu Finds Cottage Number Eight

The Wind is Low, The Birds Will Sing

Cottage Number Eight

Beware Dead Crows

Another Self Portrait

Under The Hot Lights

V. San Francisco—2052

Malibu Awakens

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