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“ Rina’s always claimed that I expect too little from life,” Standard said.“Then at least you’ll never be disappointed. ”

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Mostly what you lose with time, in memory, is the specificity of things, their exact sequence. It all runs together, becomes a watery soup. Portmanteau days, imploded years. Like a bad actor, memory always goes for effect, abjuring motivation, consistency, good sense.

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James Sallis Memory Time

Why’d you call, boy? What did you want from me?The company of a friend, I think.Always a cheap treat.

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James Sallis Friend Friendship

What’d you need?Desuetude.Reading again, are we? Could be dangerous. It means to become unaccustomed to. As in something gets discontinued, falls into disuse.Thanks, man.That it?Yeah, but we should grab a drink sometime.

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James Sallis Reading

The dam of my eyes broke, and tears flooded the land.

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James Sallis Sadness