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Sarracino, Carmine, 1944- / The heart of war
(2004)
Bad dreams, pp. 33-36
Page 33
Bad Dreams L° In his rocker at an open window, a glass of lilacs on the sill, Walt enjoys the April noon. The wind is right, sweeping away the stink of the fertilizer factory and the slaughter house across 328 Mickle Street. Buffalo robe across his lap, he sniffs the fresh, bright air... And remembers walks on such days as this with Pete. Meandering walks, miles uphill and down. . . To the river, along the banks to the markets in soldier-crowded streets. Choosing this peach, that orange, and eating with juices dripping, standing in the sun, grinning. Speaking hardly a word. A sideways glance, a smile, striding together over the awakened earth. Afterward, oysters and beer until morning almost! Then away-arms across shoulders like the phrenologist's symbol: Comrades Together Walking. Sign of adhesive love, of manly love. 33
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