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By Jack Joseph Smith
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i] } Meanwhile Animal was peaking, ne squinting at
avheadline ef the Wall Street Journel, The faces
ef the Meniea Hetel Bar had new reached there
distilling point. It was toward the late of the
afternoon, The males at the bar were like one
none defienting flesh who peed, all and only, a
dark yellow.
"The cost of living index," Animal’ said to no
ene, not even himself inpartieular, with hie
. mouth and voice cracked,
SWhat's that Antoni?" was a questien from a
Lak . -
heavy man, whe really wanted te peer areund,
but was afraid too
Give every man a chance to see whet people
Sea AMUEYO? Lee “/ (we LE
Said Animal, “one thing about Sem Yerdy is
that he cresses every: bridge he can think of
before he comes: te once”
®nere were uen in the bar that were pleased
that Animal’ was reading the Wall Street Journel,
and in Los Angeles: at’ thatooe
Retained Animal, “the cost of living index is
the soul’ ef man's protection from himself, but
the LeA, tines sports sectiom is quite anether
. ° is L 65k fen Le