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Dreamland

           Inthatlighthealwayslookedlikesomesoftandflappingoversizedghostinhishospitalwhites,theshirtalwaysuntucked(andsometimesbloody),thepantscuffsdroopingdownovertheblackshoes.

           HisfatherwouldsweephimintohisarmsandJackywouldbepropelleddeliriouslyupward,sofastitseemedhecouldfeelairpressuresettlingagainsthisskulllikeacapmadeoutoflead,upandup,bothofthemcrying"Elevator!Elevator!";andtherehadbeennightswhenhisfatherinhisdrunkennesshadnotstoppedtheupwardliftofhisslabmuscledarmssoonenoughandJackyhadgonerightoverhisfather’sflattoppedheadlikeahumanprojectiletocrash-landonthehallfloorbehindhisdad.Butonothernightshisfatherwouldonlysweephimintoagigglingecstasy,throughthezoneofairwherebeerhungaroundhisfather’sfacelikeamistofraindrops,tobetwistedandturnedandshakenlikealaughingrag,andfinallytobesetdownonhisfeet,hiccuppingwithreaction.

           Thereceiptsslippedfromhisrelaxinghandandseesaweddownthroughtheairtolandlazilyonthefloor;hiseyelids,whichhadsettledshutwithhisfather’simagetattooedontheirbackslikestereopticonimages,openedalittlebitandthenslippedbackdownagain.Hetwitchedalittle.Consciousness,likethereceipts,likeautumnaspenleaves,seesawedlazilydownward.

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