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A loud fight was happening in the apartment next door about a half hour ago. The loudest part, which involved actual female screams, lasted about thirty seconds. It's been quiet since, but the neighbor's door has been opening and closing (I keep hearing the beep of his lock), so who knows? Maybe there'll be a Round 2.  Or maybe my next-door neighbor killed his lady, and now he's cleaning up. Just my luck to have this sort of neighbor. He moved in last year, and I don't think I've seen hide nor hair of his screechy female companion. They better not still be going at it when I do my stair work in the early morning. If she's alive, I mean.