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Got mostly everything done and made it to Alph’s. They had company, but she was not any more impressed than I. Actually, she was kind of weepy, but who cares. I must say, Alph and Janet have proved permanent beyond all expectations. Then again, maybe they’ve got us fooled. I have, and plan to have, no experience at that way of life. It’s all I got let to set me apart.
[Author’s note: Alph was a one-armed bartender, Janet was his girlfriend. By “that way of life” I mean almost the opposite of the usual, but I won’t elaborate. Let’s just say my standards are different. Not better, just different.]
