Book3:WereMyDreamIs

orld…Ismylifereallysocheapandinsequential?”

    Theblueskiesbecamedeeperanddarker.Davidwasamannearingoldage.Thenumerouswrinklesonhisfaceseemedtobetellingofthemisfortunesofhislife.HespoketoDimitriremorsefullyandangrilyandtakingouthiscrumpledaper,selectedanarettebuttandofferedittoDimitri.

    “No,thankyou,I’vealreadyeheoneyoujustgaveme”repliedDimitri.“Iamnotaddictedtosmokingsoyouhadbetterkeepitforyourself.”Davidsoftlyrolledittoitsinalroundshapewithhisfingers,looseniobasidewithoutspillingany.Helightedit,inhaleddeeplyandthenpuffedoutthesmoke.Hetinued,

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    “MylifeisreallycheapandIreallydon’tknoilldie.PerhapsIwillbeecriticallyilheroadside.Iwillbeeanuncimedcorpse,aJohnDoemissedbyhepolice