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           "It’stooinvolvedtogointo,forGod’ssake,"oldLucesaid."Theysimplyhappentoregardsexasbothaphysicalandaspiritualexperience.IfyouthinkI’m—"

           "SodoI!SodoIregarditasawuddayacallit—aphysicalandspiritualexperienceandall.Ireallydo.ButitdependsonwhothehellI’mdoingitwith.IfI’mdoingitwithsomebodyIdon’teven—"

           "Notsoloud,forGod’ssake,Caulfield.Ifyoucan’tmanagetokeepyourvoicedown,let’sdropthewhole—"

           "Allright,butlisten,"Isaid.IwasgettingexcitedandIwastalkingalittletooloud.SometimesItalkalittleloudwhenIgetexcited."ThisiswhatImean,though,"Isaid."Iknowit’ssupposedtobephysicalandspiritual,andartisticandall.ButwhatImeanis,youcan’tdoitwitheverybody—everygirlyouneckwithandall—andmakeitcomeoutthatway.Canyou?"

           "Let’sdropit,"oldLucesaid."Doyoumind?"

           "Allright,butlisten.TakeyouandthisChinesebabe.What’ssogoodaboutyoutwo?"

           "Dropit,Isaid."

           Iwasgettingalittletoopersonal.Irealizethat.ButthatwasoneoftheannoyingthingsaboutLuce.WhenwewereatWhooton,he’dmakeyoudescribethemostpersonalstuffthathappenedtoyou,butifyoustartedaskinghimquestionsabouthimself,hegotsore.Theseintellectualguysdon’tliketohaveanintellectualconversationwithyouunlessthey’rerunningthewholething.