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ОглавлениеPROLOGUE
PART ONE: TERMINAL CITY
Now he blesses the certainty of airports
J. sits in the backseat of an
After the killing is over, after the
Dave Brown’s byline is a roach whose
Benny waits for gravel to become hail
No one, it seems, wants to go
Everything on him is free. His black
It has been six months since her
J. catches up with Dave Brown in
The List possessed a will and function
This inveigler of invites and slayer of
What makes him tick, this collector of
Applause, hands sliding toward slanted forks, as
PART TWO: MOTOR LODGE NOCTURNE
The first blow shattered half the bones
It was custom on nights like this
Sometimes it happens. Nothing he can put
Benny said he didn’t want to go
Bobby Figgis began his career as a
Yes, her father would have loved it
Soon it will be time for the
Junketeer lore holds that when One Eye
Alphonse Miggs lies on his bed half-naked
J. lies on his bed in room
PART THREE: ON THE EFFECTS OF COUNTRY AIR
The assistant paymaster delivered word of the
Sunglasses: where are they? Sunglasses prevent arrest
It does not take Guy Johnson long
Even when he doesn’t want to Bobby
Every day in that place reduced his
The individual who wishes to purchase a
The place mats of Herb’s Country Style
There is a peaceful listlessness in the
It’s like living in a bum’s tin
Sneaky Petes, both of them, aware of
Excerpts from Hamm’s Stamp Gossip, “The Year
Adventure as she steps on the bridge
J. and Monica the Publicist were fucking
Look, there’s Paul Robeson on Broadway, in
It’s me. Calling to see if you’re
It is odd because it is just
PART FOUR: THE STEEL-DRIVING THEORY OF LIFE
They come out of cars. Out of
Don’t find a lot of white men
How do you fit all that in
When the Sepia Ladies Club convenes in
The citizens practice their aim. Some shoot
Soon after her father died the temp
The old connections re-form, and Lucien is
At the all-night bodega of souls the
The biggest spud in Summers County is
They were all there, from the eminently
PART FIVE: ADDING VERSES
Even this late in the performance, there
The purpose of the blackout curtains utilized
“When we finally got the dishwasher, my
The day in the mountain was almost
That spring there were pipebombs and pipebombs
Every Sunday morning is a blessing from
The same night as the shooting in
She wore blue. The song said never
As he did every morning to prepare
John Henry stood in the work camp
J. Sutter stands in the parking lot
