一个人的空间 A Place to Stand
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="booth">booth</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="booth">booth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="encounters">encounters</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="change">change</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17 <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="booths">booths</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oakland">Oakland</span>-<span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>.</p><p><span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1984, <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="booths">booths</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="concert">concert</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="booth">booth</span>. <span word="Inside">Inside</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="booths">booths</span>; <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="They">They</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="invited">invited</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="punching">punching</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>: <span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="There">There</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="there">there</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="booth">booth</span>.</p><p><span word="Months">Months</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>?</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>. <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p>
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