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Chapter 31

           Itsizzledandbubbled.Lydiapouredsomemorein.

           "Youbettergotoahospital,"Bobbysaid.

           "Idon’tneedafuckinghospital,"Isaid."Itwillcureitself..."

           Thenextmorningthewoundlookedhorrible.Itwasstillopenandseemedtobeforminganicecrust.Iwenttothedrugstoreforsomemorehydrogenperoxide,somebandages,andsomeepsomsalts.Ifilledthetubfullofhotwaterandepsomsaltsandgotin.Ibeganthinkingaboutmyselfwithonlyoneleg.Therewereadvantages:

           

           HENRYCHINASKIIS,

           WITHOUTADOUBT,THE

           GREATESTONE-LEGGED

           POETINTHEWORLD

           

           Bobbycamebythatafternoon."Youknowwhatitcoststogetalegamputated?""$12,000."AfterBobbyleftIphonedmydoctor.

           IwenttoHoustonwithaheavilybandagedleg.Iwastakingantibioticpillsinanattempttocuretheinfection.Mydoctormentionedthatanydrinkingwouldnullifythegoodtheantibioticpillshad.

           Atthereading,whichwasatthemodernartmuseum,Iwentonsober.AfterIreadafewpoemssomebodyintheaudienceasked,"Howcomeyou’renotdrunk?"

           "HenryChinaskicouldn’tmakeit,"Isaid."I’mhisbrotherEfram."

           Ireadanotherpoemandthenconfessedabouttheantibiotics.Ialsotoldthemitwasagainstmuseumrulestodrinkonthepremises.Somebodyfromtheaudiencecameupwithabeer.Idrankitandreadsomemore.Somebodyelsecameupwithanotherbeer.Thenthebeersbegantoflow.Thepoemsgotbetter.

           Therewasapartyandadinnerafterwardsatacafe.

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