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It was a pleasure to burn
IwasspankedwhenIneededit,yearsago.AndIdoalltheshoppingandhouse-cleaningbyhand.
"Butmostofall,"shesaid,"Iliketowatchpeople. SometimesIridethesubwayalldayandlookatthemandlistentothem. Ijustwanttofigureoutwhotheyareandwhattheywantandwherethey’regoing. SometimesIevengototheFunParksandrideinthejetcarswhentheyraceontheedgeoftownatmidnightandthepolicedon’tcareaslongasthey’reinsured. Aslongaseveryonehastenthousandinsuranceeveryone’shappy.SometimesIsneakaroundandlisteninsubways. OrIlistenatsodafountains,anddoyouknowwhat?"
"What?"
"Peopledon’ttalkaboutanything."
"Oh,theymust!"
"No,notanything.Theynamealotofcarsorclothesorswimming-poolsmostlyandsayhowswell! Buttheyallsaythesamethingsandnobodysaysanythingdifferentfromanyoneelse. Andmostofthetimeinthecafestheyhavethejokeboxesonandthesamejokesmostofthetime,orthemusicalwalllitandallthecolouredpatternsrunningupanddown,butit’sonlycolourandallabstract. Andatthemuseums,haveyoueverbeen?Allabstract.That’sallthereisnow. Myunclesaysitwasdifferentonce.Alongtimebacksometimespicturessaidthingsorevenshowedpeople."
"Yourunclesaid,yourunclesaid.Yourunclemustbearemarkableman."
"Heis.Hecertainlyis.Well,I’vegottobegoing.Goodbye,Mr.Montag."
