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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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