cowardly. I used to have a regular soul. I never dreamed. I slept too. Eight nice hours a night. I was happy. You know what Tolstoy did when he was attacked by dreams? He left his house- his beautiful house- his family, his books, manuscripts, and he went out to the fields to work with the peasants. All day long, he pushed the plow. Cut wheat till his hands bled. And then he slept. His dreams just left him alone. Maybe I should do that. You know, work until I just am worn out. No, Holling. It was- He did the crazy thing, you know? The reckless thing. Yeah, he broke his bonds, you know? He broke free. Dostoyevsky- same thing. He went out and worked in the fields? No, no, no, no, no. He gambled away everything he ever owned. "The place chosen for the duel was some 80 paces... "from the road on which their sledges had been left... "in a small clearing in the pine wood, covered with snow that had thawed in the warmer weather of the last few days.'' If Pierre hadn't married- If Helene hadn't cheated- If Pierre hadn't lost his temper- Lot of ifs in this life. The duel itself at our next reading of War and Peace. It's ironic, isn't it, that this parallel universe we call reality, we kinda- we've scripted in our own duel. It makes you wonder who's writing this book, huh? Hey, Ed. How's it going with Lightfeather? Really good. I'm gonna marry her. - Wow. That's fast. - You think it's too fast? No, I think it's, uh- I think it's great, you know? Get a marriage under your belt. Get a- Get a little family started, couple kids. That's what life's all about, you know? Yeah. I was hoping you could perform the ceremony. I was thinking next Saturday would be good. That works for me. I got some really nice Ramakrishna on the Ur woman that I think would be great for Lightfeather. 'Cause, you know, I- I picture her very Ur. She's a very kind person. Really nice too. And strong. That's why I'm gonna need another letter. What for? Well, for the marriage proposal. Oh, you mean, you haven't asked her yet? Well, it's kind of hard to think of things to say when she's there. I need another letter. Look, sooner or later, you're gonna have to jump out on your own with this woman. All right? Sooner or later, you're gonna have to talk to her. Why? Why? Because that's, you know- That's what married people do. They-They communicate. All right, uh, Ward and June Cleaver, right, lying in those separate twin beds. How many times did you see June lean across that bedside table and say, "Ward, I think you better have a talk with the Beaver''? Well, I saw Betty and Vern Kachemak over here at the Wash 'n Dry. They were doin' seven loads of laundry. They were there for about four hours, and neither one of them said a word to the other one. Well, except for Betty. She kind of, well, grunted once. And then Vern went over and put a sheet of softener in the spin cycle. Well, you know, then again in the animal kingdom, the male African bush bird only shows his finest feathers during the mating rituals. Once they do the deed, he's history. You know what I mean? Let's get you hitched. All right! You know, she really liked that stuff about the motorcycle. Sometimes, she makes this funny little noise, like when you rev an engine too high. Maybe you could do something with that. Joel, you wanted to see me? Holling, good. Come on in. Take a seat. Listen, I've been reading up and making some phone calls about this sleep disturbance of yours. There's a REM research clinic in Anchorage. They're really interested in your case. Now, I figure we'll go down, we'll spend two or three days. There's a whole battery of tests that they can run. Thank you very much, Joel, but that won't be necessary. What? You mean, you've been sleeping? No, no. The dreams abated? No, they're worse than ever. Well, what, then? Holling, we have to address
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