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But Allison was so tight, poor thing, that it was a little like having sex with a virgin every time we did it. I could never understand how she could bear so much pain. I guess it was the mixture of pleasure and pain that kept her going, or maybe she was
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It was nearly dinnertime. In his segment of the pod Alvin could hear his wife and child stirring. Soon they would emerge from their chemically-induced coma. Alvin peered into the cellar. The traps were bare. He used the web to dial a wormhole. It opened to…
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Go ahead, show the soul its own beauty. But also tell me again about my own, so I may know I lived, and loved you. The one who shows the soul its own touching beauty gets to keep her. Who shows her the golden nightly song that's given us life, is like t
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He shows me how lift the windshield wipers up, clean under them, put them down and I follow him around, watch him slap the sham over the van, pull it away, slap again. I do the same, stop every few minutes like Daddy does, hold it out, twist, wring the sh
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Thirty-seven stitches to sew your ear on, five more to close the skin above your eyebrow...
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On Monday we got the implants. On Thursday I found the box of tapes. One tape was of Dad's old band, “Rocktober”. It was recorded in 2017. That afternoon I biked over to Phil's Photo Finishing. Phil transferred Dad's tape to VR. The…
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They made their way to Neptune PC on foot. It was their favourite band's last show. This is going to be special, Jay said, taking a hit from his flask. I met them after Berlin '92 last week. They're very nice, Trevor said. They should be, for the amount we're paying. …
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I was sent to the island to deliver the materials to Mr. Costner. He is making a period piece called “Pirates of the Gulf of Aden”. It is set in 2010 and shot in VR. Natives led us to his production company's offices. I handed over the…
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There was a pop followed by a hiss. The lab technician opened a hatch. The specimen was perfect: short, round, and covered in fluffy, white feathers. “This is our prototype,” the technician said, removing his helmet. “All the…
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It was Mother's Day morning when Mary got the call. Could she be there in an hour? Yes, definitely. She threw on her dishwashing rags and went outside. It was just a short walk to the hotel. “Thanks for coming so quickly,…
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"It is a trick of the eyes ..."
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You, survivor, remember the breezes, the life! You — already beginning to tremble, growing afraid under the stars, wordy and out-reasoned — only remember, as I remember you. And we will lie in each others' arms again, if only in our dreams. But for now…
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Lupe says stealing is bad whether it's from a Baptist or a Catholic.
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"It was easier when I didn't know where she was."
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There was still another, in 1971. That would have been this girl who had been a student of mine at that little Midwest college (her name escapes me right now.) She came out to Laguna Beach one time when I was already living up in Santa Cruz, and we saw
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