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little　outdoor　caf？s；　pretending　to　sketch　but　really　checking　out　all　the　European　boys？I　mean　
sights！　（There？s　no　harm　in　looking；　right？）　So　really　the　only　thing　I　miss　is　you　and　Dad。　Please　
write　back。　Don？t　worry；　you　don？t　have　to　send　a　novel；　just　a　few　lines。　Knowing　you；　you？ll　
probably　send　a　haiku。　

　Love　you！　

　Jenny　

reading　is　fundamental　


Taking　the　rickety　Strand　steps　two　at　a　time；　Dan　made　it　from　the　main　floor　to　the　
basement…level　employee　lounge　in　about　thirty　seconds；　by　far　a　personal　best。　He？d　been　pretty　
down　ever　since　last　night；　when　he？d　e　home　from　reading　the　salon　member　e…mails　with　
Greg　to　find　a　yellow　Post…it　note　on　the　refrigerator　addressed　to　both　him　and　Rufus。　It　was　
written　in　Vanessa？s　weirdly　boyish　handwriting：Off　to　the　Hamptons　for　work。　Will　e…mail　with　
details。　Left　half　a　turkey　sandwich　in　fridge。　？V　Dan　had　opened　up　the　fridge　to　find　the　
sandwich　with　another　Post…it　stuck　to　it。　It　said　simply：Eat　me。　He　couldn？t　believe　she　was　
just　。　。　。　gone。　

He？d　thrown　himself　into　work　all　day；　trying　to　keep　his　mind　off　of　her；　which　had　suddenly　
pletely　paid　off　while　he　was　shelving　outdated　biographies。　The　empty　feeling　inside　of　him　
had　instantly　filled　with　excitement。　And　hehad　to　share。　

Dan　shoved　the　door　marked　PRIVATE　open　with　his　shoulder；　crying　out　at　the　top　of　his　
lungs；　？Greg？　You　in　here？？　

Of　course　it　was　totally　unnecessary　to　shout；　since　the　room　was　about　the　size　of　an　elevator。　
Greg　was　inside；　digging　in　his　cruddy　locker。　

？What？s　up？？　Greg　looked　a　little　startled　but　smiled　broadly；　pushing　his　tortoiseshell　frames　
back　up　his　long；　slender　nose。　He　slammed　the　vomit…green　locker　door　shut。　？What？s　going　on？　
I？m　just　knocking　off　for　the　day。？　

？You？re　never　going　to　believe　what　I　found。？　Dan　bran…dished　a　tiny；　tattered　chocolate　brown　
hardback。　？The　second　I　saw　it；　I　grabbed　it　off　the　shelf　and　ran　down　here。？　Technically；　
employees　weren？t　supposed　to　leave　the　floor　when　they　were　on　a　shift？there　wasn？t　even　an　
only…in…an…emergency　clause？but　Dan　had　always　lived　by　the　rule　that　rules　were　made　to　be　
broken。　

？What　is　it？？　Greg　asked　excitedly；　stepping　over　the　low；　wooden　bench　that　was　screwed　to　the　
floor。　

？Ta…da！？　Dan　waved　the　book　in　the　air　above　his　head。　？Just　guess；　first。Take　a　guess；　please。？　

？I　can？t！？　Greg　reached　out　playfully　and　tried　to　grab　the　book　from　him。　

？No　you　don？t。？　Dan　tucked　the　volume　behind　his　back。　

Greg　reached　around　him；　still　trying　for　the　book。　？Let　me　see；　e　on。？　

Dan　brought　the　book　in　front　of　him；　holding　it　faceup　on　his　palms。　？I　hold　in　my　hand　an　
out…of…print　masterpiece　。　。　。　by　one　of　the　most　important　midcentury　American　novelists　。　。　。　
published　by　a　seminal　San　Francisco　publishing　house　。。。in　1952。。。。？　


？Shut。？　Greg　sat　down　on　the　bench；　as　though　he　might　faint。　？Up。？　

？I？m　serious；？　Dan　confirmed。　？The　Poet？s　Wake！By　Sherman　fucking　Anderson　fucking　
Hartman。？　

？That？s；　like；　the　Holy　Grail　or　something；？　Greg　muttered　in　awe。　？Can　I　see　it？？　he　asked；　his　
voice　wavering。　

？Just　be　careful。　Some　of　the　pages　are　pretty　moth…eaten；　which　is　really　tragic；　but　I　guess　we　
can？t　plain；　I　mean；　given　how　hard　it　is　to　find　a　copy　of　this　anywhere。　I？ve　heard　stories　
about　people　unearthing　them　in　old　used　bookshops　in　Midwest　college　towns；　but　right　here　in　
New　York　City？　What　are　the　odds？？　

Greg　placed　his　hands　over　Dan？s；　enveloping　both　Dan？s　fingers　and　the　book　within　his　grasp。

　Hey；　grabby。　

？I？ve　got　a　better　idea　actually；　Dan；？　Greg　whispered　seriously；　knitting　together　his　fine；　blond　
eyebrows。　？Why　don？t　you　read　me　a　passage？？　

Dan　shrugged。　Hedid　have　a　pretty　good　reading　voice。　He　glanced　at　his　watch。　He　was　
supposed　to　be　upstairs；　shelving　books；　but　no　one　ever　came　into　the　employee　lounge？he　could　
afford　to　spend　a　few　minutes。　Besides；　some　things　were　just　more　important　than　work。　

Clearing　his　throat；　Dan　flipped　through　the　book　to　a　random　point　and　then　began　reading：　

？Emily　arrived　some　time　after　midnight。　She？d　taken　the　train。　She　looked　the　way　he　had　
always　pictured　her；　in　his　late…night　fever　dreams；　when　he？d　thrown　down　his　pen　and　pushed　
his　paper　off　of　his　desk；　unable　to　write；　unable　to　concentrate；　unable　to　think　about　anything　
other　than　her　graceful　neck；　the　curve　of　her　hip。　She　looked　like　the　very　idea　of　a　woman；　and　
wasn？t　that　better；　he　wondered；　than　the　reality　of　the　situation？　Weren？t　ideas；　when　all　is　said　
and　done；　so　superior　to　reality？？　

Dan　stood　in　silence；　still　cradling　the　tattered　volume　reverentially；　and　Greg　just　sat　there；　
staring　up　at　Dan　the　way　you？d　stare　up　at　a　plicated　stained…glass　window；　or　at　someone　
undressing　in　front　of　an　apartment　window；　high　above。　

？It？s　a　crime；？　Dan　muttered　darkly。　？How　could　this　be　out　of　print？？　

？It　is　a　crime；？　Greg　agreed；　standing　and　placing　his　hands　on　top　of　the　book。　Dan　looked　at　his　
wide…open　brilliant　green　eyes　behind　the　lenses　of　his　chunky　glasses。　？Thank　goodness　there　are　
people　like　us　to　keep　things　like　this　alive。？　

？You？re　right。？　Dan　nodded　solemnly。　


？Dan；？　Greg　whispered　huskily；　？I？m　really　glad　we　met。？　

？Me　too；？　Dan　agreed；　checking　his　watch　again？he　didn？t　want　to　be　away　from　work　for　too　
long；　but　before　he　could　even　figure　out　what　the　numbers　on　the　face　of　his　Casio　
calculator…watch　were　telling　him；　he　felt　Greg？s　long　arms　wrap　around　him。　

？This　is　such　a　good　omen　for　our　first　meeting　tomorrow。？　Greg？s　hot　breath　tickled　Dan？s　neck　
as　he　hugged　him。　？We？ll　have　so　much　to　talk　about。？　

？Y…y…y…yeah；？　Dan　stammered。　Wow；　Greg　was　sort　of　a　geek；　but　he　really　did　genuinely　
appreciate　how　cool　the　book　was。　？Here；　why　don？t　you　hold　on　to　this　for　me？？　he　offered；　
handing　Greg　the　book。　

Greg　hugged　him　again；　even　harder　this　time。　？Wow；？　he　gasped。　？I？m　overwhelmed。？　

Dan　grinned　at　him　and　headed　upstairs。　Why　did　he　always　attract　the　geeks？　

Um；　maybe　because　he　was　kind　of　a　geek　himself？　

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　hey　people！　

Just　when　you　thought　it　couldn？t　get　any　hotter；　the　thermometer　rises　another　ten　degrees。　Or　
maybe　that？s　just　my　puter？it？s　practically　overheating　from　your　steamy　e…mails！　It　seems　
people　are　responding　to　the　temperature　by　shedding　clothes　and　getting　wet　。　。　。　and　giving　the　
whole　neighborhood　a　show。　

What　in　tarnation　am　I　talking　about　now？　Well；　we　all　know　that　in　the　Hamptons；　you　can？t　
throw　a　stone　without　hitting　someone　you　know　（like　it？s　any　different　in　Manhattan？！）　Here；　
though；　we　have　actual　yards　and　fences。　Crazy　concept；　huh？　Rows　upon　rows　of　hedges　
separating　the　fabulous　and　beautiful　from　the　fabulous　and　beautiful。　They　say　good　fences　make　
good　neigh…bors；　so　we　should　all　stay　strictly　within　our　own　property；　I　suppose。　But　what　if　
your　neighbor　is　hot　and　occasionally　naked？　This　is　all　a　hypothetical；　of　course。　。　。　。　I　don？t　
actually　know　of　anyone　who　skinny…dips　in　their　pool　and　then　invites　the　neighbors　for　a　visit。　
But　I？ve　been　hearing　rumors　about　and　doing　just　that；　and　you　know　those　girls　are　always　


setting　trends。　You　heard　it　here　first：　time　for　that　fence　to　e　down；　people。　Screw　fences。　
Good　neighbors　make　good　fun。　

So　hello　neighbor　boys；　e　and　find　me。　I？m　lying　out　by　my　pool；　enjoying　my　own　form　of　
A/C：　alcohol/college　boys。　Yawn。　Just　another　day　at　the　office。　
Q：？　
Dear　GG；　
？　
I　know　I　should　be　out　there　at　the　beach　with　the　rest　of　civilized　society；　but　I？m　unfortunately　
trapped　in　the　city　forsummer　school。　Who　knew　they　were　really　so　serious　aboutthat　whole　
attendance　policy　thing？　Anyway；　I？m　freaking　dyingover　here；　it？s　so　hot。　Help！　
？　
？Sweltering　in　the　City　
A：？　
Dear　SITC；　
？　
Poor　thing。　Sounds　like　you　could　use　your　own　doppelganger　right　now！　But　if　that？s　not　an　
option；