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@@@@@I'd drawn her on the beachDrawn in sand for the waves to take You will want to, Elizabeth had said, but you mustn't Sometimes we have no choice iii 922 We swallowed strong coffee in Big Pink's sunny kitchen until sweat was standing out on our cheeks I took three aspirin, adding another layer of caffeine, then sent Jack to get two Artisan pads And I told him to sharpen every colored pencil he could find while he was upstairs Wireman filled a plastic carry-sack with supplies from the fridge: carrot stubs, cucumber strips, a six-pack of Pepsi, three large bottles of Evian water, some roast beef, and one of Jack's Astronaut Chickens, still in its see-thru capsule "Surprised you can even think of food," he said, with the tiniest touch of reproach "Food doesn't interest me in the slightest," I said, "but I may have to draw stuffIn fact, I'm positive I'll have to draw stuffAnd that seems to burn calories by the carload Jack returned with the pads and pencilsI pawed it over, then sent him back upstairs for art-gum erasersI suspected there would be more stuff I'd want - isn't there always? - but I couldn't think what it might beI glanced at the clockIt was ten to twelve 923 "Did you Polaroid the drawbridge?" I asked Jack "Please tell me you did "Yeah, but I thoughtthe German measles story "Let me see the photos," I said Jack reached into his back pocket and produced some PolaroidsHe shuffled through them and handed me four, which I dealt out on the kitchen table like a short hand of solitaireI grabbed one of the Artisan pads and quickly began sketching the photo that showed the cogs and chains under the opening drawbridge - it was just a dinky little one-lane thing - the most clearl