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           "Let’sgoice-skatingatRadioCity!"

           That’sthekindofideasshealwayshad.

           "Ice-skatingatRadioCity?Youmeanrightnow?"

           "Justforanhourorso.Don’tyouwantto?Ifyoudon’twantto—"

           "Ididn’tsayIdidn’twantto,"Isaid."Sure.Ifyouwantto."

           "Doyoumeanit?Don’tjustsayitifyoudon’tmeanit.ImeanIdon’tgiveadarn,onewayortheother."

           Notmuchshedidn’t.

           "Youcanrentthosedarlinglittleskatingskirts,"oldSallysaid."JeannetteCultzdiditlastweek."

           That’swhyshewassohottogo.Shewantedtoseeherselfinoneofthoselittleskirtsthatjustcomedownovertheirbuttandall.

           Sowewent,andaftertheygaveusourskates,theygaveSallythislittlebluebutt-twitcherofadresstowear.Shereallydidlookdamngoodinit,though.Ihavetoadmitit.Anddon’tthinkshedidn’tknowit.Thekeptwalkingaheadofme,sothatI’dseehowcuteherlittleasslooked.Itdidlookprettycute,too.Ihavetoadmitit.

           Thefunnypartwas,though,weweretheworstskatersonthewholegoddamrink.Imeantheworst.Andthereweresomelulus,too.OldSally’sankleskeptbendingintilltheywerepracticallyontheice.Theynotonlylookedstupidashell,buttheyprobablyhurtlikehell,too.Iknowminedid.