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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,E>LY MORN+'S UNDONE DREAM PULLS ME BACK TO ITS ACTIVITY1 MAKES WAK+ SEEM DEA?1 GIVES REALITY A FE>FUL AURA4 

0,IT'S TIME = Y\R SURG]Y1 ,MR4 ,AVIS10 SAYS ,MADGE ,MAY ! NURSE4 ,I'M H]E AS OBJECT = TREATM5T1 !RE'S NO?+ TO FE>1 NO?+ SUP]NATURAL2 DIAGNOSIS & REM$Y >E DET]M9$ BY PROC$URES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL1 & :AT IS EA* ( US BUT A PRODUCT AT A DIFF]5T /AGE ( PROCESS+1 TRANS=M$ BY LABOR 9TO A MORE F9I%$ IF NOT MORE P]FECT PRODUCT 8 

,ORD]LIES ,GABE ,GODFROY & ,BILL ,WELLS PREP>E ! B$ ON :EELS1 AS ,TOM ,WILLIAMS ! 9T]N NOTES S*$ULES & CIRCUM/ANCES ON HIS PAD1 :ILE ELSE:]E ! V>I\S SPECIALI/S- BOOKKEEP]S1 ADM9I/RATORS1 TE*NICIANS1 SURGEONS1 NURSES->E ACTIVAT$ BY ! COMM&]-9-*IEF1 ,DR4 ,CASS1 LIKE AN >MY1 LIKE ME%+ GE>S ( CLOCKWORK1 ) AN EFFICI5CY 9 />K CONTRA/ TO MY MALFUNCTION+1 9EFFICI5T BODILY ORGANS1 DEFY+ DEA? & DISEASE ) ,ORGANIZATION & ,CONFID5CE4 ,IFS IMPRESSIVE :AT !Y CAN DO N[ADAYS4 

,ALL ,I EV] FE>$ WAS FAILURE TO SELL MYSELF ON ! LABOR M>KET1 & ?IS FE> WAS DISPELL$ BY QUALIFICATIONS ACQUIR$ 9 S*OOL1 EXP]I5CE 9 TEAMWORK GA9$ 9 MILIT>Y S]VICE1 & F9ALLY ! B5EFITS1 GOOD MONEY & 9SURANCE E>N$ 9 9DU/RY4 ,MY SELF-ASSURANCE GREW ) MY CONFID5CE 9 ! SOLIDITY ( MY 5VIRONM5T1 9 ITS UNB\ND$ P[] TO CAPTURE UNPROCESS$ RAW MATT] 7:E!R ROCK OR TREE OR BODILY ORGAN1 OR A %Y /REET KID LIKE ME1 ,ROB]T ,AVIS71 DEF9E IT ) A FIX$ CONCEPT ?AT HOLDS UND] ALL CONDITIONS1 R$UCE ITS 9ESS5TIAL QUALITIES TO MA!MATICAL 5TITIES 9 ORD] AT LA/ TO TRANS=M IT BY TE*NOLOGICAL PROCESSES 9TO A PRODUCT FRE$ ( ITS PRIMAL IMP]FECTIONS & %AP$ = 9S]TION 9TO ! PROCESS ?AT PRODUC$ IT4 

,ALONGSIDE MY SELF-ASSURANCE GREW A SECRET PRIDE1 NOT ( A M]E IMPRESS$ SPECTATOR1 BUT ( AN ACTIVE P>TICIPANT :O HAD MA/]$ A MA*9E ANYONE ) DRIVE CAN LE>N TO H&LE1 ! PRIDE ( A PRODUCT & AG5T (! MA*9E DET]M9+ DE/9Y4 

,PROC$URAL 9DICATIONS FOLL[+ ! DIAGNOSIS ( MY ABDOM9AL DISCOM=T /R5G!N$ MY UN%AK5 CONFID5CE 9 ! ORGANIZATION ?AT 5COMPASSES OCCUPATIONAL HAZ>DS AS P>T (! ORIG9AL 9T5TION1 REMOVES A DISEAS$ COLON AS EASILY AS BIRDSNE/S & TREES FROM ! PA? ( A HI<WAY1 BANI%ES DEA? TO ! COMPANY ( DRAGONS 9 ! MUSEUM ( CURIOS4 ,SOMEONE ) DRIVE DOESN'T SUCCUMB TO NATURE'S CAPRICES4 

,MY HE>T1 WEAK5$ BY ! COLON REMOVAL1 WAS REVIV$ BY AN ELECTRIC /IMULATOR1 A M>KETABLE REPLACEM5T PUMP BE+ UNAVAILABLE AS YET4 

,A CLEAN & EFFICI5T ME*ANICAL FILT] IS AN IMPROVEM5T ON ! KIDNEYS ?AT FOLL[$ MY COLON4 ,AS = MY HAIR1 DRIV5 \T BY RADIATION-( :AT USE WAS IT8 

,SO :5 ! NEUROSURGEON TOLD ME !RE WAS SOME?+ ON MY BRA9 & NO?+ C\LD BE DONE1 ,I SMIL$ RI<T ?R\< HIM1 PI]C+ HIM ) MY CONFID5CE4 ,I'VE NEV] ACTUALLY WORK$ AS A BUY] = A FIRM1 BUT ) S*OOL+ & E>N+1 ,I'VE BE5 ONE ALL MY LIFE4 ,:5 ,I PAY GOOD MONEY1 LOTS ( IT1 & HE>1 0,?AFS ! BE/ WE CAN DO10 ,I SMILE4 0,COME N[1 Y\ CAN DO BETT] ?AN ?AT40 

,I KN[ PEOPLE DIE1 BUT PEOPLE >E POOR1 LACK CONFID5CE1 HAVE NO DRIVE1 & CAN'T OP]ATE ! MA*9E4 

,! FE> ?AT GRIPS ME 9 MY HALF-WAK+ /ATE IS NEW TO ME2 LONG-REPRESS$ URGES SEEM TO BE DEV\R+ MY S5SE4 

,9 RESPONSE TO SURGEON'S ASSI/ANT ,BILL ,CONN]'S COLD EXPLANATION (! COM+ PROC$URE1 ,I GRAB ! B$PO/ & CURL MY LIP UPW>D LIKE ONE SUDD5LY GONE RABID1 LIKE A P>ANOID PROTE/]4 ,I BEHAVE AS IF BY WAK+ ,I'D SLIP 9TO A FRI<TFUL DREAM1 AS IF ! LONG-FAMILI> /AFF PEOPLE W]E B5T ON DO+ ME ILL1 AS IF !Y W]E JAIL]S B5T ONLY ON WALL+ ME 91 AS IF !Y W]E TEA*]S B5T ONLY ON BREAK+ MY SPIRIT1 AS IF !Y W]E POLICE AG5TS B5T ON CAPTUR+ ME1 AS IF !Y W]E DEMONS B5T ON DE/ROY+ ME4 

,GU>DS ,MC,CLOSKEY & ,WA%+TON LE] AT ME FROM ! DOORWAY4 ,MY EYES 9SANELY RETURN ! LE] & !N GO WILDLY W&]+ 9 SE>* ( FELL[-FEEL+1 K9%IP1 SOLID>ITY1 BUT F9D ONLY ! ANNOY$ EXPRESSIONS ( SAL>I$ EMPLOYES4 ,NURSE ,ANN ,KANI% SMOO?S MY PILL[ & URGES ME RESUME MY SLEEP4 

,IS IT %OCK1 DRUGS1 E>LY MORN+ WEAKNESS1 OR ! OB/RUCTION ON MY BRA9 ?AT TURN OBJECTIVE REALITY 9TO A NI<TM>E & FLOOD MY M9D ) SPECT]S1 LONG-=GOTT5 MOM5TS ?AT PLAY$ NO P>T 9 MY DEVELOPM5T1 9/ANTS :5 TIME /OOD /ILL8 ,I FELT ONLY A TW+E :5 ,I READ AB\T ,T$ ,NASIBU BE+ KILL$ BY A C> NE> ! BRIDGE2 ! >TICLE CALL$ HIM A PR9T] 7REMEMB]]1 PRES]V]72 ,I'D KN[N HIM DUR+ ! W> AS A ?IEF4 ,YET N[ ! TW+E BECOMES A SPASM1 & ,I FEEL MYSELF RUNN+ ALONGSIDE ,T$ & MY C\S9 ,TISSIE ON ! RIV]BANK BEL[ ! BRIDGE T[>D ,GR&FA!R ,AVIS DIPP+ HIS FI%L9E 9TO ! WAT] ( ! /RAIT1 A FI% SKELETON1 >RO:EAD & BUNDLE NEATLY >RANG$ ON ! CONCRETE BESIDE HIM4 

,N[ WE'RE WALK+ UP ! EMBANKM5T ) A BUCKETFUL ( FI% TO ! BRICK & %+LE RO:\SE ( ,BR5DA ,AVIS NEE ,DUPRE1 MY & ,TISSIE'S GR&MO!R4 ,I PRET5D TO BE LI/5+ TO ! OLD WOMAN1 BUT ,I'M SAVOR+ ! SMELL ( FRY+ FI%1 GLANC+ AT ! FLOORPLAN ( A SLAVE%IP ON ! KIT*5 WALL1 F+]+ A COPP] P5DANT %E H&S ME4 0,GET Y\RSELF READY1 ,ROB]T10 %E SAYS1 S+L+ ME \T TO ACCOMPANY H] TO A GA!R+ ( DEE PEES 9 A H\SE ON ! B\LEV>D1 :]E 9 A HUGE PLA9 ROOM ,I'M SURR\ND$ BY *ANT+ & GE/ICULAT+ SKELETONS4 

,! *ANT CUTS LIKE A PEEL+ KNIFE ?R\< MY ID5TITIES AS PATI5T1 TE*NICIAN1 VET]AN1 /UD5T1 REMOV+ SUCCESSIVE MASKS AS SO MANY LAY]S ( AN ONION1 LEAV+ NO CORE1 ONLY A WEAK VOICE :I*1 :5 IT JO9S ! *ANT]S1 CAUSES ! ROOM'S PLA9 WALLS TO TURN 9TO B>B$ F5CE ( ,TREBL9KA SURR\ND$ BY 5DLESS /RET*ES ( COTTON FUZZ ( ,L\ISIANA BORD]$ BY OAK OP5+S ON ,MI*IGAN'S L[] P59SULA4 

,?REE SONGS1 EA* ) DI/9CT MELODIES & RHY?MS1 AT FIR/ CLA% DISSONANTLY1 !N COMPANION EA* O!R 9 C\NT]PO9T1 F9ALLY FUZE 9 A H>MONY ( S\ND ?AT LIKE A TIDAL WAVE UPSETS ! DIKES SET UP AGA9/ ?IS V]Y FLOOD1 OV]:ELM+ ! YE>S ( S*OOL+1 S]VICE & LABOR1 LIFT+ ! S+]S BEYOND RANGE ( ! OBSC5E %\TS ( UNI=M$ ,VIRG9IANS REMOV+ =E/ DWELL]S1 ( :IP>M$ OV]SE]S ABUS+ FIELD WORK]S1 ( SWA/IKAD GU>DS H>ASS+ ! EXPROPRIAT$4 

,MY URGE TO REMA9 MYSELF1 TO REGA9 WAKEFUL SANITY1 FI<TS MY DESIRE TO PLUNGE YET FUR!R 9TO DREAM'S OR DEA?'S ILLUSORY LI<T1 BUT MY WILL IS LIMP1 ALL FIXITY IS GONE4 ,I RUN FROM WAK+ RA!R ?AN FROM SLEEP1 S5S+ MYSELF NOT AS RESPONSIBLE LAW-ABID+ ,ROB]T ,AVIS1 BUT AS ?IEF ,NASIBU BE=E ! FATAL BL[ RU%+ FROM ! BRIDGE2 AS EMACIAT$ ,TREBL9KAN BE=E ! FATAL R\NDUP RU%+ TO FE/IVITIES 9 A TREE-SURR\ND$ ,POLI% VILLAGE2 AS ,GR&FA!R ,AVIS'S GR&MO!R BE=E ! FATAL KIDNAPP+1 MOV+ EC/ATICALLY TO DRUMBEATS BY ! %ORE ( A BLUEGRE5 LAKE 9 ,WE/AFRICA2 AS ,GR&MO!R ,BR5DA'S FA!R ,ROB]T ,DUPRE ESCAP+ FROM ! ANGUI% ( A DECOMPOS+ VILLAGE TO LEAN ON A TREE BY ! RIV]BANK 7P]HAPS ON ! V]Y SPOT :]E ,T$ WAS KILL$71 LONG BE=E !RE WAS A BRIDGE ACROSS ! ,/RAIT4 

,A NE$LE 9 MY VE9 R\SES ME TO LE] AT ! :ITEFROCK$ FIGURES WRI?+ ON :ITE WALLS (TILE1 CEM5T & PLA/IC1 BUT ! SMOO? SURFACES QUICKLY *ANGE 9TO FAMILI> WALLS ( AP>TM5TS1 LOCK] ROOMS1 B>RACKS1 S*OOLROOMS1 & !N CREASE & %RIVEL1 UNTIL ,I'M SURR\ND$ BY WALLS ( PLA91 CRACK$1 POORLY FITT$ WOOD5 BO>DS1 :ILE ! FIGURES >E METAMORPHOS$ 9TO A MUSEUM ( P]IOD CO/UMES1 SOME 9 TUX$OS DANGL+ !IR WAT* *A9S1 O!RS 9 WOOL1 AT LEA/ ONE CLAD 9 ANIMAL SK9S & MOCCAS9S1 ALL SWE>+ LIKE RUFFIANS1 BUT SOME ) PI/OLS 9 !IR WAI/S4 

,I F+] ! P5DANT SUSP5D$ FROM MY NECK1 MY FREE H& CLASPS A COLUMN :I* ,I EXP]I5CE AS LIV+ TREE & 9DISP5SABLE SUPPORT1 MY EYES W&] FROM FACE TO FACE1 PAUS+ AT ! PIMP RESPONSIBLE = MY >RE/1 & RE/+ AT A BLANKET- WRAPP$ OLD MAN :O CLUT*ES A BUNDLE2 SOON ,I'M BESIDE HIM1 5TRANC$ BY HIS *ANT4444 

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