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tasty.Isitartificiallycolored?"

    "Whydoyouask?"

    "Itstoogreen."

    "ThatsGodsownsun."

    "YouresureitsnotUnionCarbide."

    "IdontthinkCarbidedoesbroccoli."

    "Thishouseholdisaclassiccaseofexploitationbyinadversion."

    SimonscratcheshisheadlikeLionelBarrymoreinanoldmovie."Tarnationtakeit,"hesays,"ifIgetyourdrift."

    "Themalemanipulationofeverydimensionofexpe?rienceforthesuppressionanddominationoffemale-kind."

    "Right,"Simonsays."Abigsubject."

    "Gettingbiggereveryday,"shesays,suddenlycheerful.

    "Youseealotofsuppressionanddominationaroundhere?"

    "Nothissetupdoesntfitthemodelbecauseitssolaissez-faire.Butifwegotintoitsdeepstructure——"Shestopsandbeginsagain."Youdontcareaboutany?thing,Simon.Youjustgoalongcookingdinnerand**ingusindiscriminatelyandreadingTheWallStreetJournal.Yourvitalinterestsarenotinvolvedhere.Youdontgivea**."

    "Howdoyouknow?"

    OncehedbeeninthekitchenwithAnneintheearlymorning.Shewaswearingathintransparentshift,nothingelse.Theyhadalreadymadeloveandinthekitchenscuffledforalongtimealternatelyembracingandstruggling,Simonrunninghishandsoverherbreasts,herback,betweenherlegs,Annehugginghimandthenjumpingupandwrappingherlegsaroundhiswaist."Thisisafemalefantasy,"shehadsaid,"loveinthekitchen.""Loveinsteadofthekitchen,"hesaid,andshesaid,"ButIlikethekitchen."Herbuttocksweresuchastodrivemenwild,drivemenwild,hesaid,andshesaidthatwhenshedbeeninhighschoolshedwornextremelyshortshortswithjustthatinmind,hadinfactbeensenthomeatimeortwo."Mymothercouldntcontrolme,"shesaid,"Iwasuncontrollable."Hepickedherupandseatedherontopoftherefrigera?torandshethrewanavocadoathimandhecaughtitasitsmushedinhishand.Hespreadherlegsandateherasshesatatoptherefrigerator,herarmscradlinghishead."Playiswhatitsallabout,"shesaid,"whatdoesittastelike?""Littlebitsalty,"hesaid,histonguelav?ingherbellybutton,"mustbethoseblackeyedpeaswehadlastnightormaybejustyourtemperamentingen?eral."

    "Soshekickedyouout,"Annesays.

    "Shedidntkickmeout,exactly."

    "Wasshebetterthanweare?"

    "Itwaskindofadetour."

    "Areyousorry?"

    "No."

    "Itwouldbeniceifyouweresorry."

    "Everybodyalwayswantssomebodytobesorry.Fuckthat."

    "Veronicahadalittlethingwithafireman."

    "Wheredshegetthefireman?"

    "A&P.HisnamewasSalvatore.Heletherslidedownthepole."

    "Didhe."

    "Hewasmarried."

    "Thatstragic.Isittragic?"

    "Justadetour."

    Hehugsher."Frolicanddetour,thelawyerssay."

    "Butarealpoet."

    "Shesnorealerthanyouare."

    "Doyoulikewomenmorethanmusic?"

    "Alittle."

    "Youcamebackbecauseyouloveusmorethanyoulovedher."

    "Well,Ido."

    A:Ithoughtpeoplewerentsupposedtohavemorethanthreeorfournightmaresayear.Ihavethemeverynight,thereisnonightinwhichIdonthavesomethingthatcanfairlybedescribedasanight?mare.Manyofthemhavetodowithclothes.

    Q:Thewrongclothes.

    A:Notsomuchthewrongclothesasnotbeingabletogetdressed.Inparticular,thetrousers,indreamsIhavegreat,enormousdifficultybringingthetrousersupovertheknees.Theshoes,forsomereasonIhaveputonmyshoesfirstandthentrytoputonthetrousers,trytopullthemovertheshoes

    Q:Ioftendreamthatmyrifleisntclean.Youcancleanitandcleanitandthenthesergeantlooksdownthebarrelanddecidesitsnotclean,itsgotverylittletodowithwhetherthebarrelisorisnotclean,itsametaphysicalpropositionrelatedtotheArtofWar,yourpoorplacewithinthatscheme

    A:Everynight!Itstoomuch.Whatrecourse?Thegrindingofteeth.

    Q:Wheredoyouseeyourselfgoingfromhere?Inlife.

    A:Moreofthesame,Isuppose.WhenIwasmarriedIdfindmyselflookingforwardtoDumbo,youknow?Dumbowasgoingtobeontelevisionatsayseven-thirtyintheeveningandthekidwasgoingtowatchitandthatwaswhatIhadtolookforwardto,too.

    Q:Ilikedit.

    A:Ilikedit.Bizarre,whenyouthinkaboutit.

    Q:ThepartIrememberiswhenallthestorksdroppedalltheparachutesfromtheskyandallthelit?tlebabytigersandhipposrolledoutofthediapers——thebundlesthestorkswerecarryingwerediapers,thoseboysdontmissatrick——beforetheeyesoftheiraston?ishedtigerandhippoparents.Thatwascute.

    A:Terrifying.Becauseitwassowelldone.

    Q:Idontwanttoliveonafarm,togobacktothefarm.ItstooriskyandIdontknowwhattodo.SomedamncoworotherisyellingandIdontknowwhattodotoalleviateherpain.DoIputthewheatinnowordoIwaittwoweeks?Thecombine,itsdrivechainisactingupandIoughttobeabletofixitbyslammingitafewtimeswithahammer,butIdontknowwheretoslamit.Idontknowhowtotalktothebank.SomeguysknowallthisstuffandItellmyselfImnotsup?posedtoknowitbecauseImnotafarmer.YetIthinkIoughttobeafarmeroratleastbecapableofbeingafarmer.Maybeitsatavistic

    A:Idbeperfectlycomfortablelivinginahotel.Itakethattobetheoppositepole.Notnecessarilyagrandhotel,ashabbybutstillstuffyhotel.

    Q:BedfordSquare.InLondon.

    A:NeverbeentoLondon.

    

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