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Alt.Rapper Found Dead In Home

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Pottsville (AP) - The usenet renowned rapper, Kid Rock II was found dead today in his home from an apparent self-inflicted knife wound on the neck. Tamara Grbo, his sister, found him as she got home from work. She was not available for comment. Police say the words "The Future is Nefarious" was etched in the paneling on his wall, apparently made by the same knife he used to commit the act. Some others in the usenet world were stunned by this loss. RoseMary of alt.poetry, the author of classic poems including, 'Deadly' and 'Scars' said "Kid the second was a great influence for a lot of my poems. I am deeply saddened that he decided to be so selfish and leave the Usenet world this way." Laura McLean of alt.parenting was quoted as saying "Although, I did not like some of Kid Rock II's lyrics, and detested the fact that my children read his freestyles, any suicide is a horrible thing, and I hope this raises awareness levels among the Usenet communities." Unlike other self-inflicted deaths, the Usenet police have actually released the suicide note that was found on the bed of Kid II. It reads in it's entirety:

It's time for what? The final cut. A spineless runt stuck in a timeless rut, your tides and sun will be minus one small and minor thug. I'll just take a breath, blade the neck and wait for death that will shake the net. With no heaven above me and no devil to judge me, just levels of sundry which the shovels have dug deep. My stomach rumbles with internal vomit, a product of qualms of the eternal calmness. I've seen enough of the rough stuff in this fucked world, fluff girls, drugged girls, thug girls with guns unfurled. Straight men, heinous men, gay men with their dating trends. Pollution, retribution, no solution while the glocks are shootin'. The only resolution is the dilution of my soul with an enclosed hole where they'll roll my casket. Drastic measures in search of a lasting treasure. One past the deserts, vast and forever. So my last endeavor is to sever the unplugged jugular and become one with the plundering bugs and fungus. And to the girl who knocked at my door, i unlock it no more, for the knob has been worn from the rockets of war.

Kid Rock II

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