第59节

    notapuzzle.”

    ”isntthatohoselittlepuzzlesyouhavetotakeapartkidhasa.soarehard.”thepolipassedon.

    .tagothought,spoiled.irvana.goerruptedbythatansupposingioy.

    risingfrohebeookafedoe.

    i.hedehisovioldhielf.catharsisintion.

    hereachedperipheryofpark.sideihaltedatthecurb.

    nopedecabs.hehesideead;hejoihee.

    god,isshapenthingonskyline.likenightreofrollerastersuspended,blottingoutvieousnstruetalainair.

    .tagotuedtoapasserby,athinninruledsuit.”anded,pointing.

    thengrinned.”abarcaderofreeofpeoplethinkitstinksuptheview.”

    ”ineversaisaid.

    ”yourelucky,”thensaid,andon.

    ddrea.tagothought.stoky,toellofbuing.diraybuildings,sidepoinpeople.andstillnopedecabs.

    ”cab”heshoutedashehurriedalong.

    hopeless.only;kepthiseyesstraightahead.distortionofoptiysenseofspastrikinghoutwaing.

    stobtaie.ahead,adingyluned.several.theyrelyresudsupping.

    ”iinsist”.tagosaidloudlytothefirstansear.

    thenputdougandsaid,”chit,tojo.”

    .tagolookedtotheotheres;allchedhhostileexpressions.andirred.

    bardothodolexistehers,butallappearhostiletous.oandsisolated.unsuoralizedspirit.thedelusions.

    hehurriedfroheluhesidewalk.

    ioutofyspadti.

    thesilvertriangledisoriented.ibrokefrsandhenuyendeavor.lessontoforever.oontraveneonesperceptionshatoerlylost,houtsignpostsuide

    thishypnagogiihatterelyinsyolinaulisststopthisdreadfulglidingangshadorationandtherebyrestoter.

    hefeltinhispocketsforthesilvertriangle.gohethingonthebenthepark,hbriefatastrophe.

    croug,heranbackupthesideothepark.

    dozingbueyedhinsurpriseashehurriedupthepath.there,thebendleaningagainstitstill,hisbriefcase.nosignofthesilvertriangle.hehunted.yes.fallenthroughtograss;itlaypartlyhidden.inrage.

    hereseatedhielf,pantingforbreath.

    foore,hetoldhielfh.sefullyandunt.atten,utterstartlingnoise.erance.

    idiotiulationofrenoxiousaspectsofadolesce,ratherthantheclearheadedpristineinnoceofauthentihildhood.justideserveanyhow.

    alloyoe.oneotpeluandingtoe.

    heuntedslopedtohisfeet.”goddatupidity,”hesaidsharply.

    stscleared

    hepeepedabout.diffusionsubsided,inallprobability.aphor,butastutereferealsense:ourspaeentarilyfalterlikeaiddleear.

    oasionallyetrically,allsenseofbalane.

    hereseatedhielf,putthesilversquiggleaustdonoself,isgoahatlignantnstrubarcaderofreeisstillpalpable.

    buthefeltafraidto.

    a,hethought,itrelysithere.ihaveloadstolift,asoldu.s.folkexpressionhasit.jobstobedone.

    dilea.

    tallescaeringnoisilyaloh.aflockofpigeonsflutteredup;theboyspaused.

    .tagocalled,”you,youngfelloehere.”

    thethed.

    ”heresadi.”.tagotossedthedi;theboysse.”

    ”e”oheboyssaid.”k”

    ”yes,”.tagosaid.”buttellthetruth.”

    theboysracedoffaloh.

    iftherearenot,.tagothought,iyself.hehedhisbriefcase.stillhavethey,there.

    theboysyelled.”iuntedsix.”

    ”iuntedfive,”theasped.

    .tagosaid,”youresuretheyinctlysahedriverspeddling”

    ”yessir,”theboyssaidtogether.

    hegaveeae.theythankedhindranoff.

    bar.tagothought.herosetohisfeet,grippingthehandleofhisbriefalls.custorydayonceagain.

    oncerehehepath,tothesidewalk.

    ”alled.

    frohetraffic

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