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Chapter 7

           ItriedallthedoorsonthatfloorandthenIwalkeddownthestairwayandworkedallthedoorsonthesecondfloorandthenallthedoorsonthefirst.IhadthewhiskeywithmeandIgottired.ItseemedlikehourssinceIhadleftmyroom.IdrankasIwalkedalong.Noluck.

           Ihadforgottenwheremyroomwas,whichflooritwason.AllIwanted,finally,wastogetbacktomyroom.Itriedallthedoorsagain,thistimesilently,veryconsciousofmyshortsandstockings.Noluck."Thegreatestmenarethemostalone."

           BackonthethirdfloorItwistedadoorknobandthedooropened.Therewasmyportfolioofpoems...theemptydrinkingglasses,ashtraysfullofcigarettestubs...mypants,myshirt,myshoes,mycoat.Itwasawonderfulsight.Iclosedthedoor,satdownonthebedandfinishedthebottleofwhiskeythatIhadbeencarryingwithme.

           Iawakened.Itwasdaylight.Iwasinastrangecleanplacewithtwobeds,drapes,t.v.,bath.Itappearedtobeamotelroom.Igotupandopenedthedoor.Therewassnowandiceoutthere.Iclosedthedoorandlookedaround.Therewasnoexplanation.IhadnoideawhereIwas.Iwasterriblyhungoveranddepressed.IreachedforthetelephoneandplacedalongdistancecalltoLydiainLosAngeles.

           "Baby,Idon’tknowwhereIam!"

           "IthoughtyouwenttoKansasCity?"

           "Idid.ButnowIdon’tknowwhereIam,youunderstand?Iopenedthedoorandlookedandthere’snothingbutfrozenroads,ice,snow!"

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