,! ,OLD ,%OEMAK] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VOLTAIR9E ,DE ,CLEYRE 

,TEXT 3 

,HE HAD LIV$ A LONG TIME !RE1 9 ! H\SE AT ! 5D ( ! ALLEY1 & NO ONE HAD EV] KN[N ?AT HE WAS A GREAT MAN4 ,HE WAS LEAN & PALSI$ & HAD A CROOK$ BACK2 HIS BE>D WAS GRAY & RAGG$ & HIS EYEBR[S CAME TOO F> =W>D2 !RE W]E SEAMS & FLAPS 9 ! EMPTY1 YELL[ OLD SK91 & HE GASP$ HORRIBLY :5 HE BREA!D1 TAK+ HOLD ( ! L9TEL ( ! DOOR TO /EADY HIMSELF :5 HE /EPP$ \T ON ! BROK5 BRICKS ( ! ALLEY4 ,HE LIV$ ) A FRI<TFUL OLD WOMAN :O SCRUBB$ ! FLOORS ( ! RAG-%OP1 & DRANK BE]1 & GR[L$ AT ! *ILDR5 :O POK$ FUN AT H]4 ,HE HAD LIV$ ) H] EI<TE5 YE>S1 %E SAID1 /ROK+ ! FURRY LITTLE KITT5 ?AT CURL$ UP 9 H] NECK AS IF %E HAD BE5 BEAUTIFUL4 

,EI<TE5 YE>S !Y HAD BE5 DR9K+ & QU>REL+ TOGE!R -- & SUFF]+4 ,%E HAD SE5 ! FLE% SUCK+ AWAY FROM ! BONES1 & ! SK9 FALL+ 9 UPON !M1 & ! LONG1 LEAN F+]S GR[+ MORE LEAN & TREMBL+1 AS !Y CROOK$ R\ND HIS %OEMAK+ TOOLS4 

,IT WAS V]Y /RANGE %E HAD NOT GR[N ?92 ! BE] HAD BLOAT$ H]1 & ROLLS ( WEAK1 %AK+ FLE% LAPP$ OV] ! RIDGES ( H] UNC\? FIGURE4 ,H] PALE1 LACK-LU/] BLUE EYES W&]$ AIMLESSLY AB\T AS %E TALK$3 ,NO--HE HAD NEV] TOLD H]1 NOT EV5 9 !IR QU>RELS1 NOT EV5 :5 !Y W]E DRUNK5 TOGE!R1 ( ! GREAT ,VISITOR :O HAD COME UP ! LITTLE ALLEY1 YE/]DAY1 WALK+ SO /ATELY OV] ! SUN-BEAT5 BRICKS1 TAK+ NO NOTE ( ! O!RS1 & COM+ 9 AT ! DOOR )\T ASK+4 ,%E HAD NOT EXPECT$ SU* AN ONE2 H[ C\LD %E8 ,BUT ! ,OLD ,%OEMAK] HAD %[N NO SURPRISE AT ! ,MI<TY ,ONE4 ,HE SMIL$ & SET D[N ! TEACUP HE WAS HOLD+1 & 5T]$ 9TO COMMUNION ) ! ,/RANG]4 ,HE NOTIC$ NO O!RS1 BUT CONT9U$ TO SMILE2 & ! 9F9ITE DIGNITY ( ! ,UNKN[N FELL UPON HIM1 & COV]$ ! WA/$ OLD LIMBS & ! H>D1 WIZ5$ FACE1 SO ?AT ALL WE :O 5T]$1 B[$1 & W5T \T1 & DID NOT SPEAK4 

,BUT WE UND]/OOD1 = ! ,MI<TY ,ONE GAVE UND]/&+ )\T WORDS4 ,WE HAD BE5 9 ! PRES5CE ( ,FRE$OM6 ,WE HAD /OOD AT ! FOOT ( ,TABOR1 & SE5 ?IS WORN1 OLD1 WORLD-SOIL$ S\L LOSE ALL ITS DROSS & COMMONPLACE1 & PASS UPW>D SMIL+1 TO ! ,TRANSFIGURATION4 ,9 ! H&S ( ! ,MI<TY ,ONE ! CRU/ HAD CRUMBL$1 & DROPP$ AWAY 9 IMPALPABLE P[D]4 ,S\LS %\LD BE MIX$ ( IT NO MORE4 ,ONLY ?AT :I* PASS$ UPW>D1 ! F9E :ITE PLAY+ FLAME1 ! HE>T ( ! LONG1 LIFE-LONG WAT*ES ( PATI5CE1 %\LD REK9DLE !RE 9 ! P]5NIAL ASC5SION ( ! GREAT ,S\L ( ,MAN4 

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