F 2 F

The swamp marks the end of the journey: from the graphics-situated time-space of Phoenix, to the between-space of the road, and finally to the non-space of the motel abandoned by the new highway. Marion never knew where she was going in the first place ("Los Angeles" is a comforting fiction for both herself and others) and what inspired her to steal the money was her dissatisfaction with a long distance love affair. The money would help get her boyfriend out of his dead-end job in another city, or rob him of his last excuse.

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