![]() ![]() The Morrissey of Autobiography is not inclined to think charitably of others’ motives: He sees a desperate youth and assumes he’s part of a scam. There is no conclusion to this story, but of all the anecdotes in the book it gives you the clearest picture of its writer. Morrissey thinks differently: "My instincts told me he had been placed as bait at a scene of ambush." Linder feels he was likely a victim of an assault, pleading for help. Was he a ghost? The possibility is considered. They do not, and when they decide to return he has vanished. ![]() On their way home from this lonely place, a drenched half-naked youth looms out of the dark, imploring them to stop. ![]() Midway through Autobiography, Morrissey and his friend Linder drive to Saddleworth Moor, an empty, rain-beaten desolation some miles outside Manchester. ![]()
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