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10Sometimes I feel as though I am not a real writer. \ 10Sometimes I feel as though I am not a real writer. \
11I don't smoke. I don't wake up early but I don't sleep \ 11[I don't smoke][]. I don't wake up early but I don't sleep \
12all day either. I find myself increasingly interested \ 12all day either. I find myself increasingly interested \
13in dumb luck. Chance: I've found two dimes in as many \ 13in dumb luck. Chance: I've found two dimes in as many \
14days. Does this mean I've found twenty lucky pennies? \ 14days. Does this mean I've found twenty lucky pennies? \
15I want you to participate. You the reader. You, \ 15I want you to participate. You the reader. You, \
16the probabilistic god of my dreams. I've been having \ 16the probabilistic god of my dreams. I've been having \
17strange dreams lately. I don't remember them but \ 17[strange dreams][] lately. I don't remember them but \
18they leave impressions. A bare foot. A tunnel \ 18they leave impressions. A bare foot. A tunnel \
19of hair from her face to mine. A boat stranded \ 19of hair from her face to mine. A boat stranded \
20in a living-room. Something warm. Something like the sun \ 20in a living-room. Something warm. Something like the sun \
21through my eyelids. A hand, with all its dead symbology. \ 21through my eyelids. [A hand, with all its dead symbology][]. \
22My teeth have fallen out. No, you pulled them out \ 22[My teeth have fallen out][]. No, you pulled them out \
23with your hands, threw them over your left shoulder \ 23with your hands, threw them over your left shoulder \
24like salt, to wish away bad luck. I have something \ 24[like salt][], to wish away bad luck. I have something \
25to tell you: bad luck follows like a dog. It lets you \ 25to tell you: bad luck follows like a dog. It lets you \
26get ahead for a few days, a week, a year. You'll see, \ 26get ahead for a few days, a week, a year. You'll see, \
27it'll bite your sleeping face when you're not looking. \ 27it'll bite your sleeping face when you're not looking. \
28I've been dreaming about the future, I know. In my dream \ 28I've been dreaming about the future, I know. In my dream \
29I am not a writer, I live in a place with rain. You \ 29I am not a writer, [I live in a place with rain][]. You \
30are sunning yourself as you read this, on a beach or \ 30are sunning yourself as you read this, on a beach or \
31maybe a desert. Let me move in with you. I can cook \ 31maybe a desert. Let me move in with you. I can cook \
32or clean or take care of your dog while you're out. \ 32[or clean][] or take care of your dog while you're out. \
33I'll never have to write again. I'll watch television. \ 33I'll never have to write again. [I'll watch television][]. \
34Do I want to become a writer? Tell me. Should I smoke? \ 34Do I want to become a writer? Tell me. Should I smoke? \
35I can sleep all day in your attic if you want, become \ 35I can sleep all day in your attic if you want, become \
36your god, lose my own, settle to the bottom of the bed \ 36[your god][], lose my own, settle to the bottom of the bed \
37like a boat in a river, dream about nothing but furniture. 37like a boat in a river, dream about nothing but [furniture][].
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39[I don't smoke]: cereal.html
40[strange dreams]: in-bed.html
41[A hand, with all its dead symbology]: roughgloves.html
42[My teeth have fallen out]: no-nothing.html
43[like salt]: i-am.html
44[I live in a place with rain]: riptide_memory.html
45[or clean]: when-im-sorry-i.html
46[I'll watch television]: about-the-author.html
47[your god]: love-as-god.html
48[furniture]: leaf.html