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           What’stheotherdiceloadedfor?Ibetit’sloadedtothrowonetoo.Snakeeyes.They’reshootingwithcrookiesagainsthim,andI’mtheload.

           Lookout,herecomesatoss.Ay,lady,thesmokehouseisemptyandbabyneedsanewpairofoperapumps.Comin’atya.Faw!

           Crappedout.

           Water.I’mlyinginapuddle.

           Snakeeyes.Caughthimagain.Iseethatnumberoneupaboveme:hecan’twhipfrozendicebehindthefeedstoreinanalley—inPortland.

           Thealleyisatunnelit’scoldbecausethesunislateafternoon.Letme...goseeGrandma.Please,Mama.

           Whatwasithesaidwhenhewinked?

           Onefleweastoneflewwest.

           Don’tstandinmyway.

           Damnit,nurse,don’tstandinmywayWayWAY!

           Myroll.Faw.Damn.Twistedagain.Snakeeyes.

           Theschoolteachertellmeyougotagoodhead,boy,besomething....

           Bewhat,Papa?Arug-weaverlikeUncleR&JWolf?Abasket-weaver?OranotherdrunkenIndian?

           Isay,attendant,you’reanIndian,aren’tyou?

           Yeah,that’sright.

           Well,Imustsay,youspeakthelanguagequitewell.

           Yeah.

           Well...threedollarsofregular.

           Theywouldn’tbesocockyiftheyknewwhatmeandthemoonhavegoing.NodamnedregularIndian...Hewho—whatwasit?—walksoutofstep,hearsanotherdrum.

           Snakeeyesagain.Hooboy,thesedicearecold.

           AfterGrandma’sfuneralmeandPapaandUncleRunningand-JumpingWolfdugherup.Mamawouldn’tgowithus;sheneverheardofsuchathing.Hangingacorpseinatree!It’senoughtomakeapersonsick.