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Show 78, Jeffries, Islamorada [Section 2] "The Landry youngster? Yes, well. Ahem." That last. Ahem. The discretionary inflection that marked the man for something up the ladder in administration. "Really, Counselor." "Very well if you must know. I suppose there are reasons why you should know some of the bizarre things that are happening to the children." "If it wouldn't put you out." "Very well. The boy has been, well, I suppose it's circumspect, although I appeal to, in confidence, okay he was ballin'." "Yes the rascals do seem to get an early start these days. What is that line from Brave New World, 'Children go and do you sex-play elsewhere. . . ?" "I don't think you understand. What they call 'ballin'. Narcotics. The trip. The direct--" here he lowered his voice, "injection of heroin into the, ah, testicles." "Wow. And his parents--" "That is correct. The conference. I told them that they had to face the possibility that they had a disturbed boy. Then they started acting crazy." Lemon and orange suns of late winter. St. Valentine's Day. St. Patrick's. All Fools' Day. Soring; Fever |