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I heard them choke with laughter, elfeminate laughter, very piercing. While I was
climbing into the cab, one of them said, “My goodness, she's right out of Diane
Arbus!" The other one cackled even louder. They were obviously laughing at me.
I heard them choke with laughter, elfeminate laughter, very piercing. While I was
climbing into the cab, one of them said, “My goodness, she's right out of Diane
Arbus!" The other one cackled even louder. They were obviously laughing at me.
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The little girl pretended to be choking and pressed her lips tightly together to
keep from bursting into laughter. She was funny. Myself, grotesque. But I know it.
And this experience gave me a certain feeling of euphoria. No one suspects this:
I ...
The little girl pretended to be choking and pressed her lips tightly together to
keep from bursting into laughter. She was funny. Myself, grotesque. But I know it.
And this experience gave me a certain feeling of euphoria. No one suspects this:
I ...
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the travelers sought shelter in an uneasy and hypocritical silence that we filled
with our laughter. A child's laughter is often contagious. But a monster who dares
to have fun—that's inconvenient, that keeps people from letting go and enjoying ...
the travelers sought shelter in an uneasy and hypocritical silence that we filled
with our laughter. A child's laughter is often contagious. But a monster who dares
to have fun—that's inconvenient, that keeps people from letting go and enjoying ...
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