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By Jack Joseph Smith

direct our sin out of it?" "I see my state of mind as being higher than yours, but I can not bring you to it." "I am not interested in living here any more than I would be interested in living with Bever- ly Hills gossip." "I believe you mistake my intentions." "You float in a lilly world without interfer- ence, so if I am driven, let me venture, in that way with my life." "But Jaugeline, you may die on drugs; and in your next life, you will necessarily begin with tragedy." "Nonsense; I am a healthy woman." He watched her walking away from him through the grounds. She was tall and slender, and her simple street dress did give line. There was the grace- ful squared bending of her shoulders; A round Counterpoint to her sway; and her legs were cer- tainly more beautifull than the stomach of Budda. A beer bar in the Santa Monica Canyon. Fairly long, quite narrow. A few tables and chairs up against the wall; a slim place for passage before the old wooden bar. High ceiling and a back exit. 10 o'clock on this Saturday morning.

Original Scan

AI Interpretation

GPT

Jaugeline rejects spiritual condescension, walks away with physical poise, and the scene cuts to a narrow Santa Monica Canyon beer bar.

The page lets Jaugeline's argument become bodily movement: she refuses the sermon, claims her own place, and is then seen walking away with line, sway, and force. The bar setting shifts the narrative back toward a rougher social world after the spiritual-center exchange.

Claude

The argument closes with her refusals: 'I am not interested in living here any more than I would be interested in living with Beverly Hills gossip'; against his warning that she 'may die on drugs,' she answers 'Nonsense; I am a healthy woman.' He watches her walk away 'tall and slender,' her 'simple street dress' giving 'line,' 'the graceful squared bending of her shoulders; A round Counterpoint to her sway,' her legs 'more beautifull than the stomach of Budda.' The scene then cuts to 'A beer bar in the Santa Monica Canyon. Fairly long, quite narrow,' with 'the old wooden bar,' 'High ceiling and a back exit. 10 o'clock on this Saturday morning.'