Американские боги
Chapter 5
"Thecarousel,"saidCzernobog.
"Butwe’vepassedsignstothecarouseladozentimesalready."
"Hegoeshisway.Wetravelaspiral.Thequickestwayissometimesthelongest."
Shadow’sfeetwerebeginningtohurt,andhefoundthissentimenttobeextremelyunlikely.
Amechanicalmachineplayed"Octopus’sGarden"inaroomthatwentupformanystories,thecenterofwhichwasfilledentirelywithareplicaofagreatblackwhale-likebeast,withalife-sizedreplicaofaboatinitsvastfiberglassmouth.TheypassedonfromtheretoaTravelHall,wheretheysawthecarcoveredwithtiles,andthefunctioningRubeGoldbergchickendeviceandtherustingBurmaShaveadsonthewall.
LifeisHard
It’sToilandTrouble
KeepyourJawline
FreefromStubble
BurmaShave
readone,and
Heundertooktoovertake
Theroadwasonabend
FromnowontheUndertaker
Ishisonlyfriend
BurmaShave
andtheywereatthebottomofarampnow,withanice-creamshopinfrontofthem.Itwasnominallyopen,butthegirlwashingdownthesurfaceshadaclosedlookonherface,sotheywalkedpastitintothepizzeria-cafeteria,emptybutforanelderlyblackmanwearingabrightchecksuitandcanary-yellowgloves.
