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poles;onecombinationfountainpenandclockwithLEDreadout;oneminihole-puncher-and-confetti-maker;onepistol-gripspring-loadedflyswatter;onecast-irontortillapress;oneivorybanglewithelephant-hairaccent;andmuch,muchmore.ButwhileIdonotdoubtthattheexcessesoftheLouisEscherfamilyaremisrepresentingtheneighborhoodtothecriminalcommunity,Icannotbringmyselftosupportevenaresolutionofcensure,sincetheexcessesoftheLouisEscherfamilyhavegivenusmuchtotalkaboutandnotafewsetsofgreenearthenwaregeraniumleafplatesovertheyears.
Ireportedtomywifethatlargestoneswerehardtocomebyinthecity."Stones,"shesaid."Largestones."IpurchasedtwohundredpoundsofSakreteatBarneysHardware,tomakestoneswith.Oneneedonlyaddwaterandstir,andyouhavemadeastoneasheavyandbrutishasastonemadebyGodhimself.Iamtemporarilybusy,inthebasement,shapingSakretetoresemblethis,thatandtheother,butmostlystones——agood-lookingstoneisnottheeasiestofachievements.RitchieBeck,thelittleboyfromOneTenwhoisalwaysaloneonthesidewalkduringtheday,smilingatstrangers,helpsme.IonceboughthimacopyofMechanixIllustrated,whichImyselfreadavidlyasaboy.Harold,whoownsCustomCareCleanersandalsoownsaCessna,hasofferedtoflyoverourstreetatnightanddropbombsmadeoflethaldry-cleaningfluidontherats.ThereisachanneldowntheHudsonhecantake(solongashestaysunderelevenhundredfeet),aquickleftturn,thebombingrun,thenadashbackuptheHudson.Theywillpullhisticketifhescaught,hesays,butatthathourofthenightIshowmywifethenewstones."Idontlikethem,"shesays."Theydontlooklikerealstones."Sheisnotwrong,theylook,infact,likebadly-thrownpots,asiftheyhadbeendonebyapotterwithnothumbs.Thecommittee,whichhasnameditselftheSpecialProvisionalUnnecessaryRatTeam(SPURT),hasacquiredarmbandsandwhitesteelhelmetsandisdiscussingasecretgripbywhichitsmemberswillidentifythemselvestoeachother.
Therearenownogarbagecansonourstreet——nogarbagecanslefttosteal.AcommitteeofratshasjoinedwiththeSpecialProvisionalcommitteeinordertodealwiththesituation,which,theratshavemadeknown,isattractingunwelcomeratelementsfromotherareasofthecity.Membersofthetwocommitteesexchangesecretgrips.MywifedrivesgroupsofratshereandthereinheryellowPontiacconvertible,attendingimportantmeetings.Thecrisis,shesays,willbealongone.Shehasneverbeenhappier.
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