Margins
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said."Whatdoyouthinkofthat?"
"Thiseschatologicallove,"Edwardsaid,"whatlandofloveisthat?"
"Thatislaterlove,"Carlsaid."ThatswhatIcallit,anyhow.ThatsloveontheothersideoftheJordan.ThetermreferstoasetofconditionswhichItskindofastoryweblackpeopletelltoourselvestomakeourselveshappy."
"Ohme,"Edwardsaid."Ignoranceanddarkness."
"Edward,"Carlsaid,"youdontlikeme."
"Idotoolikeyou,Carl,"Edwardsaid."Wheredoyoustealyourbooks,mostly?"
"Mostlyindrugstores,"Carlsaid."Ifindthemgoodbecausemostlytheyrelongandnarrowandtheclerkstendtostayneartheprescriptioncountersatthebackofthestore,whereasthebooksareusuallyinthoselittlerevolvingracksnearthefrontofthestore.Itsnormallyprettyeasytoslipacoupleinyourovercoatpocket,ifyourewearinganovercoat."
"But"
"Yes,"Carlsaid,"Iknowwhatyourethinking.IfIllstealbooksIllstealotherthings.Butstealingbooksismetaphysicallydifferentfromstealinglikemoney.VillonhassomethingprettygoodtosayonthesubjectIbelieve."
"IsthatinIfIWereKing?"
"Besides,"Carladded,"haventyoueverstolenanything?Atsomepointinyourlife?"
"Mylife,"Edwardsaid."Whydoyouremindmeofit?"
"Edward,yourenotsatisfiedwithyourlife!Ithoughtwhiteliveswerenice!"Carlsaid,surprised."Ilovethatwordnice.Itmakesmesohappy."
"ListenCarl,"Edwardsaid,"whydontyoujustconcentrateonimprovingyourhandwriting."
"Mycharacter,youmean."
"No,"Edwardsaid,"dontbotherimprovingyourcharacter.Justimproveyourhandwriting.Makelargercapitals.Makesmallerloopsinyouryandyourg.Watchyourword-spacingsoasnottodisplaydisorientation.Watchyourmargins."
"Itsanidea.Butisntthatkindofasuperficialapproachtotheproblem?"
"Becarefulaboutthespacesbetweenthelines,"Edwardwenton."Spacingoflinesshowsclearnessofthought.Payattentiontoyourfinals.Therearetwenty-twodifferentkindsoffinalsandeachellsalotaboutaperson.Illlendyouthebook.Goodhandwritingisthekeytoadvancement,orifnotthekey,atleastakey.YoucouldbethefirstmanofyourracetobeVice-President."
"Thatssomethingtoshootfor,allright."
"Wouldyoulikemetogogetthebook?"
"Idontthinkso,"Carlsaid,"nothanks.ItsnotthatIdonthaveanyfaithinyoursolution.WhatIwouldlikeistotakealeak.Wouldyoumindholdingmysandwichboardsforaminute?"
"Notatall,"Edwardsaid,andinamomenthadslippedCarlssandwichboardsoverhisownslightshoulders."Boy,theyrekindofheavy,arentthey?"
"Theycutyouabit,"Carlsaidwithamalicioussmile."Illjustgointothismensstorehere."
WhenCarlreturnedthetwomenslappedeachothersharplyinthefacewiththebackofthehand,thatbeautifulpartofthehandwheretheknucklesgrow.
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