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Dreamland

           Afatmanwhohadtoweredtosixfeettwoinches,hehadbeentallerthanJackevenwhenJackgothisfullgrowthofsixfeeteven-notthattheoldmanhadstillbeenaroundthen."Runtofthelitter,"hewouldsay,andthencuffJacklovinglyandlaugh.Therehadbeentwootherbrothers,bothtallerthantheirfather,andBecky,whoatfive-tenhadonlybeentwoinchesshorterthanJackandtallerthanheformostoftheirchildhood.

           Hisrelationshipwithhisfatherhadbeenliketheunfurlingofsomeflowerofbeautifulpotential,which,whenwhollyopened,turnedouttobeblightedinside.Untilhehadbeensevenhehadlovedthetall,big-belliedmanuncriticallyandstronglyinspiteofthespankings,theblack-and-blues,theoccasionalblackeye.

           Hecouldremembervelvetsummernights,thehousequiet,oldestbrotherBrettoutwithhisgirl,middlebrotherMikestudyingsomething,Beckyandtheirmotherinthelivingroom,watchingsomethingonthebalkyoldTV;andhewouldsitinthehalldressedinapajamasingletandnothingelse,ostensiblyplayingwithhistrucks,actuallywaitingforthemomentwhenthesilencewouldbebrokenbythedoorswingingopenwithalargebang,thebellowofhisfather’swelcomewhenhesawJackywaswaiting,hisownhappysquealinanswerasthisbigmancamedownthehall,hispinkscalpglowingbeneathhiscrewcutintheglowofthehalllight.

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