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  SHOTWELLKEEPSTHEJAdtherubberballinhisattachecaseandwillnotallowmetoplaywiththem.Heplayswiththem,alotingonthefloorhesolehourafterhour,t?ing"owosies,threesies,foursies"inapre?cise,well-modulatedvoiotsoloudastobeannoying,notsosoftastoallowmetet.IpointouttoShotwellthattwoderivemoreenjoymentfromplayingjacksthaheisnotied.Ihaveaskedrepeatedlytobeal?lowedtoplaybymyself,buthesimplyshakeshishead."Why?"Iask."Theyremine,"hesays.Andwhenhehasfinished,whenhehassatedhimself,backtheygointotheattachecase.

  ItisunfairbutthereisnothingIdoaboutit.Iamagtogetmyhandsonthem.

  ShotwellandIwatchthesole.ShotwellandIliveuhegroundandwatchthesole.Ifcertaiakeplaceuponthesole,wearetoiourkeysintheappropriatelodturnourkeys.ShotwellhasakeyandIhaveakey.Ifweturnourkeyssimultaneouslythebirdflies,cer?tainswitchesareactivatedandthebirdflies.Butthebirdneverflies.Inonehuhirty-threedaysthebirdhasnotflown.MeanwhileShotwellandIwatcheachother.Weeachweara.45andifShotwellbehavesstrangelyIamsupposedtoshoothim.IfIbehavestrangelyShotwellissupposedtoshootme.Wewatchthesoleandthinkaboutshootingeachotherandthinkaboutthebird.Shotwellsbehaviorwiththejacksisstrange.Isitstrange?Idonotknow.Perhapsheismerelyaselfishbastard,perhapshischaracterisflawed,per?hapshischildhoodwastwisted.Idonotknow.

  Eachofuswearsa.45andeachofusissup?posedtoshoottheotheriftheotherisbehavingstrangely.Helyisstrangely?Idonotknow.Inadditiontothe.45Ihavea.38whichShotwelldoesnotknowaboutcealedinmyattachecase,andShotwellhasa.25calibreBerettawhichIdonotknowaboutstrappedthtcalf.SometimesinsteadofwatgthesoleIpointedlywatchShotwells.45,butthisissimplyaruse,simplyamaneuver,iyIamwatghishadaheviityofhisrightcalf.IfhedecidesIambehavingstrangelyhewillshootmenotwiththe.45butwiththeBeretta.SimilarlyShotwellpretendstowatchmy.45butheisreallywatgmyhaingidlyatopmyattachecase,myhaingidlyatopmyattachecase,myhand.Myhaingidlyatopmyattachecase.

  InthebeginningItookcaretobehavenormally.SodidShotwell.Ourbehaviorainfullynor?mal.Normsofpoliteness,sideration,speedpersonalhabitswerescrupulouslyobserved.Butthenitbecameapparentthatanerrorhadbeehatoutreliefwasnotgoingtoarrive.Ow?ingtoanht.Owingtoanhtwehavebeenhereforonehuhirty-threedays.Whenitbecameclearthatanerrorhadbeehatwewerenottoberelieved,thenormswererelaxed.Definitionsofnormalitywereredrawnintheagree?mentofJanuary1,calledbyus,TheAgreement.Unifulationswererelaxed,aimesarenolorouslyscheduled.Weeatwhenwearehungryandsleepwheired.?siderationsofrankandpreceweretempo?rarilyputaside,ahandsomecessionoofShotwell,whoisacaptain,whereasIamonlyafirstlieutenant.Oneofuswatchesthesoleatalltimesratherthantwoofuswatgthe?soleatalltimes,exceptwhenwearebothonourfeet.Oneofuswatchesthesoleatalltimesandifthebirdfliesthenthatonewakestheotheraurnourkeysinthelockssimultaneouslyandthebirdflies.Oursysteminvolvesadelayofper?hapstwelvesedsbutIdonotcarebecauseIamnotwell,andShotwelldoesnotcarebecauseheisnothimself.AftertheagreementwassignedShotwellproducedthejadtherubberballfromhisattachecase,aowriteaseriesofdescriptionsofformsinnature,suchasashell,aleaf,astone,ananimal.Onthewalls.

  ShotwellplaysjadIwritedescriptionsofnaturalformsonthewalls.

  ShotwellisenrolledinaUSAFIcoursewhichleadstoamastersdegreeinbusinessadministra?tionfromtheUyofWissin(althoughwearenotinWissin,weareinUtah,MontanaorIdaho).entdownitwasiherUtah,MontanaorIdaho,Idontremember.Wehavebeenhereforonehuhirty-threedaysowingtoanht.ThepalegreenreinforcedcretewallssweatandtheairditioningzipsonandofferraticallyandShotwellreadsIntroduarketingbyLassiterandMunk,makinghablueballpointpen.ShotwellisnothimselfbutIdonotknowit,hepresentsacalmaspedreadsIntroduarketingandmakeshisexemplaryhablueballpointpen,meanwhiletrollingthe.38inmyattachecasewithohirdofhisattention.Iamnotwell.

  Wehavebeenhereonehuhirty-threedaysowingtoanht.Althoughnowwearenotsurewhatisht,lan.Perhapstheplanisforustostayherepermaly,orifnotpermalyatleastforayear,forthreehun?dredsixty-fivedays.Orifnotforayearforsomenumberofdaysknowntothemandnotknowntous,suchastwohundreddays.Orperhapstheyareourbehaviorinsomeway,sensorsofsomekind,perhapsourbehaviordetermihenumberofdays.Itmaybethattheyarepleasedwithus,withourbehavior,notineverydetailbutinsum.Perhapsthewholethingisverysuccessful,perhapsthewholethingisanexperimentandtheexperimentisverysuccessful.Idonotknow.ButIsuspectthattheonlywaytheypersuadesun-loviuresintotheirpalegreeingre?inforcedcreteroomsuhegroundistosaythatthesystemistwelvehourson,twelvehoursoff.Andthenlockusbelowforsomenumberofdaysknowntothemandnotknowntous.Weeatwellalthoughthefrozenenchiladasaredampwhendefrostedandthefrozendevilsfoodcakeissouranduntasty.Wesleepuneasilyandacrimo?niously.IhearShotwellshoutinginhissleep,ob?jeg,denoung,cursingsometimes,weepingsometimes,inhissleep.WhenShotwellsleepsItrytopickthelohisattachecase,soastogetatthejacks.ThusfarIhavebeenunsuccessful.NorhasShotwellbeensuccessfulinpigtheloyattachecasesoastogetatthe.38.Ihaveseenthemarksontheshinysurface.Ilaughed,irine,palegreenwallssweatingandtheairditioningwhispering,irine.

  Iwritedescriptionsofnaturalformsonthewalls,scratgthemoilesurfacewithadiamond.Thediamondisatwoandone-halfcaratsolitaireIhadinmyattachecaseentdown.ItwasforLucy.Thesouthwalloftheroomtain?ingthesoleisalreadycovered.Ihavede?scribedashell,aleaf,astone,animals,abaseballbat.Iamawarethatthebaseballbatisnotanaturalform.YetIdescribedit."Thebaseballbat,"Isaid,"istypicallymadeofwood.Itistypicallyoerihoralittlelonger,fatatoaperingtoaffordafortablegripattheother.Theendwiththehandholdtypicallyoffersaslightrim,orlip,attheremity,topreventslip?page."Mydescriptionofthebaseballbatranto4500words,allscratchedwithadiamondohwall.DoesShotwellreadwhatIhavewrit?ten?Idonotknow.IamawarethatShotwellre?gardsmywriting-behaviorasalittlestraitisnerthanhisjacks-behavior,orthedayheappearedinblackbathingtrunkswiththe.25calibreBerettastrappedthtcalfandstoodoverthesole,tryingtospanwithhistwoarmsoutstretchedthedistaweenthelocks.Hecouldnotdoit,Ihadalreadytried,standihesolewithmytwoarmsoutstretched,thedistaoogreat.Iwasmovedtoentbutdidnotent,entwouldhaveprovokedter-ent,entwouldhaveledGodknowswhere.Theyhadintheirinfiieheirinfinitefht,intheirinfinitewisdomalreadyimaginedamanstandihesolewithhistwoarmsoutstretched,tryingtospanwithhistwoarmsoutstretchedthedistaweenthelocks.

  Shotwellisnothimself.Hehasmadecertaiures.Theburdenofhismessageisnotclear.Ithassomethingtodowiththekeys,withthelocks.Shotwellisastrangeperson.HeappearstobelessaffectedbyoursituationthanI.Hegoesabouthisbusiolidly,watgthesole,studyingIntroduarketing,bounghisrubberballonthefloorinasteady,rhythmical,stiousmanner.Heappearstobelessaf?fectedbyoursituationthanIam.Heisstolid.Hesaysnothing.Buthehasmadecertaiures,certaiureshavebeenmade.IamnotsurethatIuaheyhavesomethingtodowiththekeys,withthelocks.Shotwellhassome?thinginmind.Stolidlyheshuckstheshinysilverpaperfromthefrozenenchiladas,stolidlyhestuffsthemintotheelectri.Buthehassomethinginmind.Buttheremustbeaquidproquo.Iinsistonaquidproquo.Ihavesomethinginmind.

  Iamnotwell.Idonotknet.Theydonottellusforwhichcitythebirdistargeted.Idonotknolanning.Thatisnotmyrespon?sibility.Myresponsibilityistowatchthesoleandwheaiakeplaceuponthe?sole,turhelock.Shotwellbouherubberballonthefloorinasteady,stolid,rhythmi?calmanner.Iamagtogetmyhandsontheball,onthejacks.Wehavebeenhereonehuhirty-threedaysowingtoanht.Iwriteonthewalls.Shotwellts"owo-sies,threesies,foursies"inaprecise,well-modu?latedvoiowhecupsthejadtherubberballinhishandsandrattlesthemsuggestively.Idonotknowforwhichcitythebirdistargeted.Shotwellisnothimself.

  SometimesIotsleep.SometimesShotwellotsleep.SometimeswhenShotwellcradlesmeinhisarmsandrocksmetosleep,singingBrahms"Gutenabend,guteNacht,"orIcradleShotwellinmyarmsandrockhimtosleep,singing,IuandwhatitisShotwellwishesmetodo.Atsuentsweareveryclose.Butonlyifhewillgivemethejacks.Thatisfair.Thereissome?thismetodowithmykey,whilehedoessomethingwithhiskey.Butonlyifhewillgivememyturn.Thatisfair.Iamnotwell.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读

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