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Night Train to Whitefish
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NIGHT TRAIN TO WHITEFISH 1988.TheWhitefishskitrainowesnodebt toHitchcock.Itsstrangersareexplicable, neithermysteriousnorcriminal. Theirlifttagsdanglefromtheirzippers.Theydoze anddreamapredictablejumbleoftrigexamsandsex. They’reuniformlytwenty. Outside,thesnowdoesitsbest toblowaholeinthetrain. ThedoctorforbadethistripsinceIhaveshingles, “anillnesscommonestinwomenovereighty,” andthoughI’monlytwenty, painupholstersme withtinytacks. Still,Iswear:allweekI’llski powderacreswherethesnowhealsfast, closingaroundmytracks.I’lltakethispain andcarryitlightly, asifmyoldself, ageeighty, werestrappedtomyback: sherestsherchinonmyshoulder andcoaxesmedownthehill. 63 ...