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All Night
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55 ALLNIGHT Nighttookred outofthegarden,tooktheblue ofcourse,took thepinkinspiteofmoonlight, yellow,inspiteofthestars. Tookoursense oftheday,howthecar fixeditself—amiracle.How paintingthatroom didusin—hey,we’reold! yousaid.Sosupper wasquick:eggs,some decentbread.Howwethought towalkanywaybut afterweate,notbefore,passing thosekidswiththeirlate lemonadestand.Anightcap! oneshoutedaswe gotcloser. Therewereotherthings.Night tookthewar andliedinhappierways afewhours:you’reright, youjustdreamtsuchwretchedness. Noteventheword wretchednessbecauseinthereal natureofnight,itwas nevermentioned.Ihadadreamlastnight, afriendtoldmeyearsago.ButIslept rightthroughit.Remember? Sleepinglikethat?Andbeforenight? Threeorfourofus stillup,talkingintently aroundthetableinthekitchen. ...