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By the time he finished each day, the beaverlike chewing of his thumbnail had reduced the lip of his plastic foam cup to shreds. Eventually he had gotten sick of everything: Poe, Jack London, John DOS Passes; whatever it was those guys at Yale were saying More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page The Birds this year; Modern Language Association conventions; guy ward hendrickson

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room, grading papers. More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page The Birds What he really wanted to do was sit around and read all day and maybe try writing a novel of his own. Salvant considered his copy of the International Herald Tribune. He looked at the personals again. Fuck tenure! He took out his notebook and More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page The Birds jotted: Trustworthy, educated New Orleans denver nuggets

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back on his bed and have himself a drink and think it was wonderful even if it More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page More Page The Birds tasted like cow pee. The bottle had an impressive-looking label, and that was fun. What a kick it had been.

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