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The Most Beautiful Woman in Town

• "The Most Beautiful Woman in Town."

• Bukowski meets and forms a relationship with Cass, a beautiful, talented, yet extremely troubled young woman with a penchant for self-mutilation (as evidenced by her driving a hat pin through her nose on their first meeting).
• Bukowski leaves town for several months and, upon his return, resumes his affair with Cass, who has added several new piercings and self-inflicted scars to her body.

• Bukowski deeply cares for Cass, though she does not wish to live with him.

• Bukowski takes a week long job that keeps him away from Cass. In his absence, the girl commits suicide.

• Bukowski receives the news of Cass's death and berates himself for not taking better care of the girl, spiraling deep into depression.

Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse

• "Kid Stardust on the Porterhouse."

• Bukowski briefly finds work in a meat-packing plant...

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