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“Talk is breaking many rules, but listening is holy,” he said last night when he sawed me in half but didn’t.
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He blew out the candle. There was the tang of candle smoke, scattered by a sudden rush of wings, and the immediacy of another breathing thing in the dark. I heard the birdcage open, and the bird fluttering in there without crying out.
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The shows were a flop from the very start. Carnivals as a rule have trouble those days but it was impossible to relay on the old standbys. Bearded women were cured by cosmetic surgery. Snake charmers were a dime a dozen. Fire eaters were an insurance risk
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The Fat Man took a sip of whiskey, then replaced his glass on the table next to his fedora. …
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Sawing children in half would horrify parents and causing the family pet to disappear would make children cry.
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