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Teddy
Trythesportsdeckformeditationtomorrowmorningbeforebreakfastbutdonotloseconsciousness.Alsodonotloseconsciousnessinthediningroomifthatwaiterdropsthatbigspoonagain.Daddywasquitefurious.
Wordsandexpressionstolookupinlibrarytomorrowwhenyoureturnthebooks—
Nephritis
myriad
gifthorse
cunning
triumvirate
Benicertolibrarian.Discusssomegeneralthingswithhimwhenhegetskittenish.
Teddyabruptlytookoutasmall,bullet-shaped,ballpointpenfromthesidepocketofhisshorts,uncappedit,andbegantowrite.Heusedhisrightthighasadesk,insteadofthechairarm.
DiaryforOctober28,1952
SameaddressandrewardaswrittenonOctober26and27,1952.
Iwroteletterstothefollowingpersonsaftermeditationthismorning.
Dr.Wokawara
ProfessorMandell
ProfessorPeet
BurgessHake,Jr.
RobertaHake
SanfordHake
GrandmaHake
Mr.Graham
ProfessorWalton
Icouldhaveaskedmotherwheredaddy’sdogtagsarebutshewouldprobablysayIdon’thavetowearthem.IknowhehasthemwithhimbecauseIsawhimpackthem.
Lifeisagifthorseinmyopinion.
IthinkitisverytastelessofProfessorWaltontocriticizemyparents.Hewantspeopletobeacertainway.
ItwilleitherhappentodayorFebruary14,1955whenIamsixteen.Itisridiculoustomentioneven.
Aftermakingthislastentry,Teddycontinuedtokeephisattentiononthepageandhisball-pointpenpoised,asthoughthereweremoretocome.
Heapparentlywasunawarethathehadaloneinterestedobserver.
