@@@@@It was the one at El Palacio "I imagine
@@@@@It was the one at El Palacio
"I imagine you'd like to get back to Duma and get
off that hip, wouldn't you?" Hadlock asked"Must
hurt by this time of the day, and I bet it's all
three witches from Macbeth when the weather's damp
If you want a prescription for Percocet or
Vicodin-"
"No, I'm fine with the aspirin," I saidI'd
labored to get off the hard stuff and wasn't going
back on it at this point, pain or no pain
"Your recovery is remarkable," Hadlock said"I
don't think you need me to tell you how lucky you
are not to be in a wheelchair for the rest of your
life, very likely steering yourself around by
blowing into a straw
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"I'm lucky to be alive at all," I said"Can I can
assume you didn't find anything dire?"
"Pending blood and urine, I'd say you're good to
goI'm happy to order X-rays on your rightside
injuries and your head, if you've got symptoms
that concern you, but-"
"I don't I had symptoms, and they concerned me,
but I didn't think X-rays would pinpoint the cause"The reason I went over your stump so
carefully was because you don't wear a prosthesis
I thought you might be experiencing tendernessOr
there might be signs of infection
"I guess I'm just not readyConsidering the work
you're doing, I'd have to say 'If it ain't broke,
don't fix it' applies hereI can't wait to see them on display at
the ScotoI'm bringing my wife
"That's great," I said This sounded
limp, at least to my own ears, but I still hadn't
figured out how to respond to such compliments
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"Having you turn up as an actual paying tenant at
Salmon Point is sad and ironic," Hadlock said
"For years - you might know this - Elizabeth
reserved that house as an artist's retreatThen
she became ill and allowed it to be listed as just
another rental property, although she did insist
that whoever took it would have to lease it for
three months or longerShe didn't want any Spring
Breakers partying in thereNot where Salvador
Dalí and James Bama once laid down their storied
heads