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Leo opened it. 108 is the number of beats per minute of ‘Dark & Long.’ It’s also the number of times I tried to quit. The number of nights I drove home with the stereo off, just to feel silence. The number of concerts I filmed for you because you couldn’t be there.

The folder had one more item: a text file, “README_108.txt” . Underworld- Ultimate Collection -2003-2016- 108...

– Darren Leo pressed play again. Brussels. 2003. The beat dropped. Leo opened it

Roundhouse. Camden. September. The final night of the Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future tour. Darren filmed from the balcony. The stage was a cathedral of lasers. Karl Hyde, older now, gray-haired, sang “If Rah” with the same wild joy as 2003. The number of concerts I filmed for you

Don’t stop the music.