Current reading has that Francis Bacon je ne sais quoi.

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Stories from a country pastor about driving a magazine delivery truck in Chicago, being pulled over and paying off cops with Playboy and Good Housekeeping (for the wife).

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Things found in a house from 1864:
2 pillars made of redwood, a photo of Alfred E. Newman, a hosiery box containing 1 dried rose, 1 woman’s hair bow, a lock of hair, coupons for hose guaranteed not to run, someone watching from the second floor.