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Chapter 86

           Ipumpedandworkedwhileitbentaroundthathardleftturn.

           Iworkedandworked.ThenitfeltasifIwerehittingbone.Itwasshocking.Igaveupandrolledoff.

           "Sorry,"Isaid,"Ijustdon’tseemtohaveittoday."

           Gertrudedidn’tanswer.

           Webothgotupanddressed.ThenwewentintothefrontroomandsatandwaitedonHilda.Wedrankandwaited.Hildatookalongtime.Along,longtime.Shefinallyarrived.

           "Hello,"Isaid.

           "Whoarealltheseblackmeninyourneighborhood?"sheasked.

           "Idon’tknowwhotheyare."

           "TheysaidIcouldmake$2,000aweek."

           "Doingwhat?"

           "Theydidn’tsay."

           TheGermangirlsstayed2or3daysmore.IstillkepthittingthatleftturninGertrudeevenwhenIwassober.HildatoldmeshewasonTampax,soshewasnohelp.

           TheyfinallycollectedtheirthingsandIgotthemintomycar.Theyhadlargecanvasbagsthattheycarriedovertheirshoulders.Germanhippies.Ifollowedtheirinstructions.Turnhere,turnthere.WeclimbedhigherandhigherintotheHollywoodHills.Wewereinrichterritory.Ihadforgottenthatsomepeoplelivedquitewellwhilemostothersatetheirownshitforbreakfast.WhenyoulivedwhereIlivedyoubegantobelievethateveryplaceelsewaslikeyourowncrummyplace.

           "Hereitis,"saidGertrude.

           TheVolkswasatthebottomofalongwindingdriveway.Uptheresomewherewasahouse,alarge,largehousewithallthethingsinit,andaroundit,thatsuchhouseshave.

           "Youhadbetterletuswalkup,"saidGertrude.

           "Sure,"Isaid.

           Theygotout.IturnedtheVolksaround

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