Part 4

Chapter 1

           Allthisotherwritingaside,I’vekeptalittlediarysinceItookupresidenceatGeorgiaPinesnobigdeal,justacoupleofparagraphsaday,mostlyabouttheweatherandIlookedbackthroughitlastevening.Iwantedtoseejusthowlongithasbeensincemygrandchildren,ChristopherandDanielle,moreorlessforcedmeintoGeorgiaPines."Foryourowngood,Gramps,"theysaid.Ofcoursetheydid.Isn’tthatwhatpeoplemostlysaywhentheyhavefinallyfiguredouthowtogetridofaproblemthatwalksandtalks?

           It’sbeenalittleovertwoyears.TheeeriethingisthatIdon’tknowifitfeelsliketwoyears,orlongerthanthat,orshorter.Mysenseoftimeseemstobemelting,likeakid’ssnowmaninaJanuarythaw.It’sasiftimeasitalwayswasEasternStandardTime,DaylightSavingTune,Working-ManTimedoesn’texistanymore.HerethereisonlyGeorgiaPinesTime,whichisOldManTime,OldLadyTime,andPisstheBedTune.Therest...allgone.

           Thisisadangerousdamnedplace.Youdon’tyouthinkit’sonlyaboringdangerousasanurseryschoolatnaptime,butit’sdangerous,allright.I’veseenalotofpeopleslideintosenilitysinceIcamehere,andsometimestheydomorethanslidesometimestheygodownwiththespeedofacrash-divingsubmarine.Theycomeheremostlyallrightdim-eyedandweldedtothecane,maybealittlelooseinthebladder,butotherwiseokayandthensomethinghappenstothem.

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