Riddley Walker

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Authors: Russell Hoban
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no Mr Clevver this aint no seakert nor it aint jus for you its Good Time for every body."
    Mr Clevver says, "You mus be joaking Eusa who dyou think youre working for." With that he takes holt of the cranking handl on Eusas iron hat which the hat is stil on Eusas head and the wires peggit in to the box. Rrrrrrrrrrr. Mr Clevvers cranking that handl 10 times fastern Eusa ever done.
    When Mr Clevver finely leaves off cranking you can see Eusas perwel woar out. Mr Clevver he says, "Wel Eusa old son les see how much you know now. Can you tel me the Nos. of the rain bow and the fire qwanter?"
    Eusa he says, "I never heard of nothing like that Guvner." Mr Clevver he says, "Wel never mynd them how about 2 plus 2 what wud that come to?"
    Eusa says, "I wunt know Guy I real cudnt say."
    Mr Clevver says, "Very good Eusa my boy now jus 1 mor thing. Whats your name?"
    Eusa says, "I dont know."
    Mr Clevver says, "Thats it then Ive emtit you out right a nuff. Now Ive got the head with the knowing and youve got the head with the nothing." He unconnects Eusas wires then he picks up the box. Says, "Bye bye Eusa all bes" and off he goes. Eusa stanning there in his iron hat with his wires hanging down he dont have nothing to say.
    Down comes the Littl Shyning Man hes hanging there in the air hes in 2 peaces. He says, "Wel Eusa it looks like youve los your head dont it."
    Eusa says, "I dont know what Ive los I aint very qwick."
    The Littl Shyning Man says, "Wel Eusa you bes qwicken up fas then becaws there gone Good Time and here comes Trubba."
    Eusa says, "It looks like you seen Trubba all ready you aint even in 1 peace."
    The Littl Man says, "Eusa dont you know who done this to me dont you know who toar me in 2? Dont you know who opent me like a chikken time back way back in the wood in the hart of the stoan?"
    Eusa says, "How cud I know that?"
    The Littl Man says, "Becaws youre the 1 as done it."
    Eusa says, "I dint know that Ive los it clean out of memberment."
    The Littl Man says, "Eusa lissen to me now that dont matter. You and me weare 2 �s of 1 thing it dont matter if you tear me a part or I tear you a part. But the 1 as tears the other a part has got to put some thing to gether nor you aint done that. Thats why Im in 2 peaces now and 2 peaces is what Iwl be in til you get your head back. Dyou know why?"
    Eusa says, "No I dont."
    The Littl Man says, "Becaws you wont put nothing to gether til then thats why. You wont put no Good Time to gether now. Becaws Mr Clevvers going to do a Bad Time with that head of yours nor there wont be no Good Time til you get it back. Bye bye Eusa qwicken up as fas as you can the worl dont wait for no 1."
    The Littl Shyning Man goes up and Eusa goes down and it looks like thats the end of the show. Orfing jumps up then he goes over to the fit up and talking to the lower part of it like he done befor the show. He says, "Oy! Eusa! Hang on a minim."
    Eusas voyce says:
    Eusas ben and showd
    Eusas on the road
    Orfing says, "Eusa youre getting in front of your self you aint ready to road yet you aint done with this here show."
    Eusa shoots up then he says, "Erny youre the 1 whats getting in front of your self and going to fall over your self and all if you dont go careful. Youre getting in your oan way is what youre doing Erny." Eusas face cant change its all ways the same but when youre watching him move a roun and lissening to what hes saying and the torch fires shimmying and all hewl look pernear any way hes talking. This time he looks like hes getting his serkits jus that little bit over loadit.
    The show board is near a head hyer nor Orfing so Eusa is wel up of him. Orfing backs off a littl so he can look Eusa in the eye. He says, "Getting in _your_ way is what you mean innit Eusa?"
    Eusa says, "I dont think youwd want to do that Erny. You know youwd end up with a face ful of foot pirnts and a hart ful of sorrer."
    Orfing says, "Eusa Ive had the boath of them this long time now and waitful for a

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