I like the apartmen t I chaise*! tf s a little homey,and
I like that*It seems like- there was already dirty underwear
and plenty of mess to come, with the room.This way,I didn*t
ha.ve. to. dirty it up .The landlady i s ni.ce enough. A little, de-
manding,but nice, anyway .With a name like Stefanio Srazoonski,
one'd better be good.I decided taht I wasn't gonna stand
around here in this stuffy little room. I wanted to go. out
for a walk.It was a nice night,and there was nothing bet ter
to do.I had a funny feeling about this walk in the night.
I decided I’d see the palmist whose sign I- saw on the way
up he re. A palmist always struck me as the persom to go to
when all the bars are closed.I wasn’t expecting to stand in
line: for the event, so I didn't dress, well for the cool wind.
When I got there,I was surprised to see that I had to-' wait
in: line behind two other people that wanted to find out whether
or not their balls, were on straight.When I got. in, the woman
. who looked like a witch,which is probably what she was supposed
to look like,threw a bucket out- the window that was full of
dog piss.
"Filthy dogi"she said wickedly."Oh,hello,you want to
know what, your friends, are doing; now,don't you?"
At that,.I wanted to turn back, and walk out the door.She
just told me the question I was going to ask before I asked t it.I thought that, she couldn't be a phony if she knew that. I sat down in the creaky chair that I knew better then she
did that it would break, while I was in It.You didn't need to
be a psychic to know that,either.
"Come,sit down,"she said after I had already sat down.
business is. slow today,I'll give you bargain rates.Five
bucks for openers."she held her creepy hands.out.When I was
looking through my small wad of bills,I came to a ten.I'm
sure she couldn't see my money,or even my hands.Just, when I
was sure she. couldn't see the money,she said,not that one,
it's a ten.I knodded as if this was completely normal unt.-j i
I got. to a .five.When I gave it to her,she grabbed my hand
and said,'And this is a very special five dollar bill.It's