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Chapter 19

           Iturnedoffthet.v.andopenedanotherbeer.Nothingtodoonthisislandbutgetdrunk.Iwalkedtothewindow.OnthebeachbelowDeeDeewassittingnexttoayoungman,talkinghappily,smilingandgesturingwithherhands.Theyoungmangrinnedback.Itfeltgoodnottobepartofthatsortofthing.IwasgladIwasn’tinlove,thatIwasn’thappywiththeworld.Ilikebeingatoddswitheverything.Peopleinloveoftenbecomeedgy,dangerous.Theylosetheirsenseofperspective.

           Theylosetheirsenseofhumor.Theybecomenervous,psychoticbores.Theyevenbecomekillers.

           DeeDeewasgone2or3hours.Ilookedatsomet.v.andtyped2or3poemsonaportabletyper.Lovepoems-aboutLydia.Ihidtheminmysuitcase.Idranksomemorebeer.

           ThenDeeDeeknockedandentered."Oh,Ihadthemostwonderfultime!FirstIwentontheglass-bottomboat.Wecouldseeallthedifferentfishinthesea,everything!ThenIfoundanotherboatthattakespeopleouttowheretheirboatsaremoored.Thisyoungmanletmerideforhoursforadollar!HisbackwassunburnedandIrubbeditwithlotion.Hewasterriblyburned.Wetookpeopleouttotheirboats.Andyoushouldhaveseenthepeopleonthoseboats!Mostlyoldmen,craggyoldmen,withyounggirls.Theyounggirlsallworebootsandweredrunkandondope,strung-out,moaning.Someoftheoldguyshadyoungboys,butmostofthemhadyounggirls,sometimestwoorthreeorfouryounggirls.Everyboatstankofdopeandboozeandlechery.

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