” I never expected that. After she told Emery what had happened (even though he had been with her these last fivemonths, and knew what it was from the very tomb od his chest, the weight of the plastic bandoliers and his pouch reassuring across hisstomach, back, and hips. CAMERA PULLS BACK.
Because I once entertained that guy for an idle hour, he repaid me bydropping his entire karma, too heavy for him to heft, onto my lap, while making sure I’ d have no place toput it. “ The Function of Dream Sleep” originally appeared in Midnight Graffiti; copyright © 1988 by TheKilimanjaro Corporation. To die there, unknown. Had he been a man with death in his heart, he would not have walked into the Monument at 9:30 and toldall the tourists, “ Please leave quietly.
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