The Ammonite Violin & Others
“Two bits! he calls down from his high place in the spotlight glare. Just two measly bits, and we’ll rip your hulls wide and drown you in the cold and briny deep, but never fora moment will you regret it, Sir or Madam. Never will you die unfulfilled. You’ll thank us, yes you will, and ask for more. Just two bits and your immortal soul and whatever flesh you can or cannot spare—a small price to pay, a king’s ransom, a steal, a bargain at thrice that amount.
And here I sit at the center of the... wheel, the sparkling hub, the wheel within the wheel, sitting upright, never slumping on my stool, with his melodic naiad voice raining down upon me. But he did not sing me here; I would be here with or without his dulcet charms. I did not need the carnival’s gaudy handbills, posters, and broadsheets to show me the way. I did not need enticements and main-street parades. My own bed of my own making, so leave me to it. Leave me here alone at the heart of the Barker’s wheel.MoreLess
And here I sit at the center of the... wheel, the sparkling hub, the wheel within the wheel, sitting upright, never slumping on my stool, with his melodic naiad voice raining down upon me. But he did not sing me here; I would be here with or without his dulcet charms. I did not need the carnival’s gaudy handbills, posters, and broadsheets to show me the way. I did not need enticements and main-street parades. My own bed of my own making, so leave me to it. Leave me here alone at the heart of the Barker’s wheel.MoreLess
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