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i
don't
know
if
doug
fixed
my
sprained
thumb
and
my
gimpy
left
foot
,
or
if
he
was
around
at
the
right
time
to
take
credit
for
the
work
my
body
did
on
its
own
.
whatever
happened
,
he's
the
one
who
got
my
money
.
the
last
time
i
saw
him
,
i
noticed
a
giant
smiley_face
transverse
from
the
plaza
where
he
rents office
space
.
it
was
standing
on
someone's property
between
a
modest
white
house
and
a
green
chain
link
fence
.
a
blue
snow
shovel
slouched
against
the
siding.
a
sign
bolted
to
the
fence
said
, "
dog
on
premises."
there
was
no
dog
.
just
a
yellow
face
with
black
eyes
and
a
bloody
lip
hovering
in
the
center
of
a
thin
square
of
wood
painted
white
, taller
than
me
and
twice
as
happy
.
i
wonder
if
it's
still
there
.
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who
go
blather
from