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''It''s the last day of school, so I took a hit of acid. It''s not like I''m seeing things that aren''t there. I''m seeing more than I usually see of what is there. . .''

Christy''s just out of school in the American South. The big, bad world beckons, but she''s turning her back on all that grown-up stuff. She''s going to enjoy herself - a bit of sex, a skinful of dope - whatever it takes to keep it all together. But sometimes, no matter what it is you do or don''t do, it''s all going to fly apart anyway . . .