Бойцовский клуб

           "I’mgladyou’reback,"Marlasays."Wehavetotalk." 

           Oh,yeah,Isay.Wehavetotalk. 

           Ican’tbringmyselftoopenthefreezer. 

           IamJoe’sShrinkingGroin. 

           ItellMarla,don’ttouchanythinginthisfreezer. Don’tevenopenit. Ifyoueverfindanythinginsideit,don’teatthemorfeedthemtoacatoranything. ThespacemonkeywiththehandmirroriseyeingussoItellMarlawehavetoleave. Weneedtobesomeplaceelsetohavethistalk. 

           Downthebasementstairs,onespacemonkeyisreadingtotheotherspacemonkeys. "Thethreewaystomakenapalm: 

           "One,youcanmixequalpartsofgasolineandfrozenorangejuiceconcentrate," thespacemonkeyinthebasementreads. "Two,youcanmixequalpartsofgasolineanddietcola. Three,youcandissolvecrumbledcatlitteringasolineuntilthemixtureisthick." 

           MarlaandI,wemass-transitfromthePaperStreetSoapCompany toawindowboothattheplanetDenny’s,theorangeplanet. 

           ThiswassomethingTylertalkedabout, howsinceEnglanddidalltheexploration andbuiltcoloniesandmademaps, mostoftheplacesingeographyhavethosesecondhandsortofEnglishnames. TheEnglishgottonameeverything. Oralmosteverything. 

           Like,Ireland. 

           NewLondon,Australia. 

           NewLondon,India. 

           NewLondon,Idaho. 

           NewYork,NewYork.