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fogged out again
"What are we cele-" It hit me then, the only thing
it possibly could be, and I snapped upright,
tumbling Reba onto the floor"Did your vision
come back?"
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"It's not that good, I'm afraid, but it's still
goodThis is something all of Sarasota can
celebrateThe guards who do
the morning count found him dead in his cell
For a moment that itch flashed down my right arm,
and it was red
"What are they saying?" I heard myself asking
"Suicide?"
"Don't know, but either way - suicide or natural
causes - he saved the state of Florida a lot of
money and the parents the grief of a trialCome
on over and blow a noisemaker with me, what do you
say?"
"Just let me get dressed," I said I
looked at my left armIt was splattered with many
colors
"Painting?"
"No, banging Pamela Anderson
"Your fantasy life is sadly deprived, EdgarI
banged the Venus de Milo last night, and she had
armsHow do you like your
huevos?"
"OhI'll be half an hourI must say you don't sound very
thrilled with my news bulletin
"I'm still trying to wake upOn the whole, I'd
have to say I'm very glad he's dead
"Take a number and get in line," he said, and hung
up
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Because the remote was broken, I had to tune the
TV manually, an antique skill but one I found I
still possessedOn 6, All Tina, All the Time had
been replaced by a new show: All Candy, All the
TimeI turned the volume up to an earsplitting
level and listened while I scrubbed the paint off
George "Candy" Brown appeared to have died in his
slee
