17/03/2026 14:51

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The typewriter--thirty or so pounds ofIBM Selectric--was shaking back and forth in my arms. All the carefulqualifications, as if I were testifying in court instead of sitting onmy deck. I'mconcerned for my granddaughter. In front of the Cosmopolitan Café a man was speaking on a soapbox.

Tell me what you did. Occupational hazard. The pil s made Emiscah feel awful sick but they final y brought her around. Tell me what you talked about.