m the Old Man's insurance and they wanted him to go up to Oak Hil to see the grave, but Joe said what was the use and got away as soon as he could. It still came out soundingexotic--tiu--like the Vietnamese word for sublime happiness. Not the one drowned inthe lake, though--this one was older and quite a lot bigger. That didn't happen here, he said.
Hey, some guys snap bra-straps. A huge elm had toppled across Route 68 and bashed the store inlike a Saltines box. A long red afterglow lingered in the sky. At last her tears began to taper off.
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