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The Bureau of Dreams to be Continued
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was ashamed to admit, even to myself, that it was the bright, multi-hued cover, depicting a Pollack-like splashing image; unclear as to whether it was trying to convey rainbow movement or the regurgitation of last night’s, microwave heated, “Supreme Three Meat Great Value Pizza, with sausage, pepperoni, ham, onions, peppers and undisclosed additives” which first got my attention.
The book opened with the self-important, contradictory exhortation of the “Writer,” whose Forward opened with; "Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade," which a cynical Reader could easily paraphrase as; “Pay attention only to me. Let nothing else matter. I am your life.”
On this day, this Reader sought to temporarily suspend his weary cynicism. He felt inwardly giddy and sought something new and different. Up until now his repertoire has been purposely confined to genre duplicative offerings. He inwardly smiled at the sheer audacity of the Writer, paid for the discounted, hardcover novella and brought it home.
Alas and it’s grinning cousin alack, after 23 pages, our gentle Reader discovered that his copy has been ruined; ostensibly in the printing process. It consisted of nothing but the first