I took a final mouthful of waterdirectly from the tap, swished it around in my mouth, and spat it out. I hate that part of the joband always have, especially the hell of the live TV chat-show, wherenobody's e I glanced into the rearview mirror and sawthat the pickup truck had been joined by two other cars, one with aV-plate that means the vehicle is registered to a combat veteran of thearmed services. Mike, I'm sure-- No, I said.
I wondered ifanyone else in town had ever noticed what I just had. The green hand in the crowsnest yel ed out, Battleship ahead, and old Cap'n Perry stood on the bridge laughing, looking at the rock through his binoculars. She'd gotten into me, hadsnuck in by way of the basement like a burglar. I would spread some towels in my lap to keep as much of theblood off my pants as I could, and eventually I would go to sleep, too.
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