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Q:Wherehaveyoubeen?
A:Tokyo,MexicoCity,Paris,Barcelona,Stock?holm,Palermo,Reykjavik——
Q:Lotsofhotelsinthoseplaces.
A:Stayedinthepoorerones,forthemostpart.Saidtothechambermaid,yourbreastslookbeautifulthismorning.
Q:Shouldntmakefunofthem.
A:Iwasnt.Ilustedafterthechambermaids.Noteveryone.
Q:Nothingwrongwiththat.
A:Butwhatiftheystabmeintheearwiththefeatherduster?
Q:Wouldyouliketotrysomeoftheselittleyellowguyshere?
SIMONwasawaystation,abed-and-breakfast,ayouthhostel,astagingarea,aC-141withthejumpersofthe82ndAirbornelinedupatthedoor.Therewasnoplaceintheworldforthesewomenwhomheloved,nogoodplace.Theycouldjointheunderemployedhalf-crazeddemi-poor,ortheycouldbewives,thosewerethechoices.Theuniversitiesofferedanotherpathbutheywerenotlikelytotake.TheuniversitiesweresomethingSimonbelievedin(ofcourse!hewasabeneficiary)buttherewasamongthewomenananimustowardtheprocessthatwouldprob?ablyneverbeovercome,notonlyimpatiencebutarealloathing,whosesourcehedidnotreallyunderstand.VeronicatoldhimthatshehadflunkedFreshmanEnglish1303threetimes."Howintheworlddidyoudothat?"heasked."Commasplices,"shesaid."Also,everytimeIwrotedownsomethingIthought,thesmall-sectionteachersaidthatitwasbanal.Itprobablywasbanal."Simonfoundwhatthewomenhadtosayanythingbutbanal,insteadedgedandimmediate.Maybenothingthatcouldberenderedina500-wordtheme,onebrightnotionandfourhundredandfiftywordsofhay.Orpsychology:Harlow,rhesusmonkeys,raisins,reward.Peopledidmasterthisstuff,moreorless,andemergedmoreorlessenrichedthereby.Com?pareandcontrastextrinsicandintrinsicmotivation,givingexamplesofeach.Father-beatenyoungwomenconsideringextrinsicandintrinsicmotivation."Weallwentthroughthis,"hetoldthem,andDoresaid,"Yeah,andyousmartguysdidtheVietnamwar."SimonhadopposedtheVietnamwarinallpossiblewaysshortofself-immolationbutcouldnotdenythatitwasawarconstructedbypeoplewhohadlaboredthroughPsychologyI,II,III,andIVandMainCur?rentsofWesternThought."But,dummy,itstheonlythingyouvegot,"hesaid."Yourbestidea.""Ihavethehighestrespectforeducation,"shesaid."Thehighest.IdbejustasdrearywhenIcameoutasIwaswhenIwentin."
Howlsfromoutsidethefrontwindows.Itspastmidnight.Simongoesdownthestairstothestreet.
AmaninanoldArmyfieldjacketisscreamingsome?thingabouttheSupremeCourt.Hesbeenscreaming,upanddowntheblock,forthepastsixmonths.Hehasanexceptionallydeepvoiceandprojectswithanactorsskill.SimonhaslearnedfromotherpeopleintheneighborhoodthathescalledHalandsleepsonagrateinfrontofthehospital.
"Chicken**ers!"Halscreams.
"Hal,"Simoncalls.
"Kissassmother!"
"Hal,"Simoncallsagain."Takethisfivebucks.Goeatsomething."
Halapproaches.HestallerthanSimon,aboutforty,andwearingazipperedjumpsuitunderthefieldjacket.
"Upyourgiggy**face,"hescreams,butaquieterscream.
"Timeforbreakfast,Hal."
"Thankyou,"Halsaysinanormalconversationaltone,andtakesthebill.
Hewheelsandmarchesoffdownthestreet,scream?ing"Cuntscuntscuntscuntscunts!"
Simongoesbackupstairs.
Veronicacomesintohisroomlookingverygloomy,
"Wehavetotalk,"shesays.Sheswearingarathersedatedark-bluenightgown,onehehasntseenbefore.
"Whatsthematter?"
"Dore.Shesfallingapart."
"Inwhatway?"
"Sheslostherjoyoflife."
"Ihadntnoticed."
"Shetriestohideitfromyou."
"Maybeitsjusttemporary."
"Iveneverseenherlikethis.Shesbeenreadingterriblebooks.Booksabouthowterriblemenareandhowtheyvekeptusdown."
"Thatshouldmakeherfeelbetter,notworse.Imean,knowingthecauses."
"Dontneedyourcheapoirony,Simon.Shesveryupset."
"Whatdoyouwantmetodo?"
"Talktoher."
"WhatcanIsay?Iagreewithhalfthatstuffandthinktheotherhalfisgarbage."
"Wellitsnotforyoutodecide,isit?Wheneverwesaysomethingyoudontlikeyousaywerehystericalorcrazy."
"Me?"
"Meningeneral."
"HaveIeversaidyouwerehystericalorcrazy?"
"Probablyyoudidntwanttostirusup.Probablyyouwerethinkingitandwerejusttootactfultosayit."
"AreyousureitsDorewhosgotthisproblem?"
"Shesbeenlendingusthebooks.Whatelsedowehavetodowithourtime?"
"Soyoureallupset."
"Thetruthshallmakeyoufree."
"Whatmakesyouthinkthisstuffisthetruth?"
"Thirty-fivepercentofallAmericanwomenarentallowedtotalkatdinnerparties.Thinkaboutthat."
"Howdoyouknow?"
"Itsinabook."
Inhogheaventhehogswaitinlineformoreheaven.No,notright,nowaitinginline,itsunheavenly,unhogly.Thecelestialstyisquiltedinkale,belovedofhogs.Amalehogwalksuptoafemalehog,says"Wanttogetsomethinggoing?"Sheisrepulsedbyhislan?guage,says"Bro,unlessyoucanphrasethatbetter,yourechillyforever."No,thatsnotright,thisishogheaven,theyfallintoeachotherstrotters,nothingcanbedonewronghere,nothingwrongcanbedone
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