Ten Miles Before Carnage Curve - /w/ Audio - Furclad Version

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It is July of 1960.
Location is southbound on a highway between the cities of Denver and Antonito in Colorado.

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There were 10 miles of hilly straightaway well before Carnage Curve. The long straightaway had a few abrupt hill crests that when you topped over them at the normal 50 and 60 mph, there was a floating sensation that made you feel like you had butterflies in your gut...That straightaway had the reputation of being a stretch of road that teenagers like to high speed thrill ride on.
There was a song on the radio which was the opening theme song from the 1958 movie, The Blob, which was a three minute version for radio that looped only the instrumental portion of the first half of the opening theme;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCtcgI4BcIQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHDvzGmmw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK5jyVCdXwc
Sheldon Wolf wanted to make it to Antonito that night... That way, after sleeping that night in Antonito, he can unload the two cars that Lester Fox's dealership is getting first thing early Sunday morning. Thus, Sheldon had planned to be driving till well past midnight before arriving in Antonito.