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By Jack Joseph Smith

Ok | Jioly Cras] Now on the seventh day Animal and Jaqueline had , come to meet with Armenian Al, His call had come East from hie shack right ‘nexth of Jiven Joes at the dy /4 Kel, APE You hock ras trpngl £8 A= WOW back part of the street," +» newlyweds, come—on Uprr the bib UA | ware of A vlructrmy . —in-here," Ana he laughed and put his arms around Pe np oF Gee 7E ow) i TEC Fe E O72 them as they came to him, "How goes it in Hawaii?" tee CP J fac arts - in a gh he ting fro“y "Got a lot of running in," said Animale - ip lord of wed OLBITTOGR 1b00 5, -Jaquelines "A bottle of vocka = then two milese You know Alees I can run too," ‘ "Better than I," said Al. "Better than I." He let his belly shake, and smiled his teeth through his black whiskers, "Come in, come in," He led them into his place and showed them this weeks decorations. He had traveled the world, and he felt a great need : to make people comfortable. Animal respected this, and he sat down laughing and ; letting stories ‘tun off hia mind, 4 ented foeey Lectish | LAd 50 (EKET Pe jest e te POE set f Ff Ais nose at Aa. | "Your stories are akieya about running Animal; how a dae Pow i LO Lye? . about love said Al?" His big teeth love to let it il smile. eu! faa wed | j ; fered ion Hie cane Se | ‘ssa4 AF Maw “C Pex-e—teint?" Animal lopked at her, e eyes 7 Raising Akrse Ca are fee we ye elpendysbebyb bate ee et | pills $ aH Barely? while she offered. ia EX + 3 cand ied ST ee eae Spang wae ltt (2 bie Pn bore Sip ele AE bee Pf Ee L, kta f joke c Ce ae . , 7 "T don't smokey" said Al, "I am an artist, and art- 4 a, JS 4 ou z bot PRE. FT b.27I4 LEE iets must consintrates! Tbe wid we ut be bet Re: oe efgiamel onthe aged thin clsth pac$, Like A Phiten bn pep 09 ‘Said Animal: "Hell must be raised to the sun, Each Ww Qiapler SLAF slocleakes Sor rated? ty ptreie | vt 7 ThE L Gans pre wey i Nemes bs Lk war # ZE% Fe beta te | BR MGA Lop tot le tlnfpwo (ted Qi, CBF: | |

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Animal and Jaugeline return from Hawaii into Hart Street's newest holy commotion, and Armenian Al's warmth makes the neighborhood feel like a place where revelation and casual hospitality naturally mix.

Even through the rough OCR, the page's social energy is clear. Al's decorated room, his artist joke, and the newlyweds' arrival all soften the transition back into a city that now seems charged by Maria's vigil.


Claude

Animal and Jaugeline return from Hawaii into Hart Street's newest holy commotion, and Armenian Al reads the scene for them. The page is the couple reentering a changed block.