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taking down names"It's the simplest fact of art - good
art almost always feels good to the artistAnd
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the viewer, the committed viewer, the one who's
really looking-"
"I guess that'd be you," I said"You took long
enough"When it's good and the person
who's looking opens up to it, there's an emotional
bangI felt the bang, EdgarAnd when that guy at the Scoto
gets a load of these, I think he'll feel it, too
In fact, I'd bet on it
"They're really not so muchRe-heated Dal?, when
you get right down to it
He put an arm around my shoulders and led me
toward the stairs"I'm not going to dignify that
Nor are we going to discuss the fact that you
apparently painted your daughter's boyfriend via
some weird phantom-limb telepathyI do wish I
could see that tennis-ball picture, but what's
gone is gone
"Good riddance, too," I said
"But you have to be very careful, EdgarDuma Key
is a powerful place forcertain kinds of people
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It magnifies certain kinds of peopleHe didn't answer immediately,
so I pointed at his face"That eye of yours is
watering again
He took out the handkerchief and wiped it
"Want to tell me what happened to you?" I asked
"Why you can't read? Why it weirds you out to even
look at pictures too long?"
For a long time he said nothingThe shells under
Big Pink had a lot to
