Mr. Eternity by Aaron Thier Page B

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    We saw pigs too and these was like no pigs I ever saw at home those sleek black mean Boston pigs. These were Baltimore pigs fat pink sunburned with eyes like humans they could of used sun creme themselves. Were I telling you about pig toilets said Old Dan no that were someone else. I asked him were there any truth to the stories of men being changed into pigs by witches and if so how were it done. I were very worried looking into the eyes of these pigs for these pigs were men I knew it for a certainty. Yes said Old Dan I’m afraid many pigs perhaps two fifths are simply men transformed into pigs not proper pig pigs for I have seen this amazing transformation for myself. Wow I said how is it done. I don’t know he said but I have a friend called Quaco he could tell you.
    Now I wanted to drink corn whiskey until the sadness of life were only a memory. Also I wanted to stick it to all the girls of Baltimore and forget my troubles for instance the shipwreck. Old Dan he said he were past all that he just wanted to find Anna Gloria and settle down at last. But Old Dan I said where is she do you know where she is. Oh he said she is in Florida I think however we will check all the cities of the drowned coast. He told me there is nothing for a man but true love even if it were half imaginary for love itself were a act of imagination. I said corn whiskey were something for a man would he join me. I were just saying so forI had no money he had all the money he had kept his bag through the shipwreck. I were really asking would he buy me some corn whiskey which now he did offer to do. Without corn whiskey I did not feel I were all the way inside my own life.
    We went into the Mermaid Lounge and I drank my whiskey and he drank water which cost more than whiskey. This is very good water he said. It were hot in there and it had some old electronics stuck to the walls. It even had a big television painted up with a picture to look high definition high fidelity Internet streamy media. I were sweating hard thinking wow television Internet all the trimmings what must it of been like. I wanted to ask Old Dan about television however he were inclined to speak of other things. He told me he had seen men whose faces did grow beneath their shoulders. Then he told me about the sunken continent of Lemuria where humans laid eggs. Then he told me about Potosí which were a city on the moon. Amazing things he told me before long I were drunk from corn whiskey and stories and dreams of old days when the world were different and every man a king of Potosí and Lemuria with his air condition sun panels ecksekera. He told me for example about blueberries. Had I ever had blueberries no I had not. Blueberries were the exclusive food of bears he said. Tell me about bears I said. Bears were great creatures he said there are still some left they are like dogs but they are big as horses with huge teeth. Uh oh I said. Never fear he said they live on blueberries exclusively their teeth is just ornamental. Now he were thoughtful he said I remember that blueberries were also the exclusive food of kings.
    I stared at the television with all my longing banging around in my head. I were saying to myself it’s okay Jam it will all come back the television will turn on no problem you just have to want it hard enough. However it did not turn on.
    Next I succumbed to sadness and corn whiskey and in the morning I were laid out in the mud. This is where Old Dan found me. I had not stuck it to any girls so far as I know. Let’s get you cleaned up he said. Fine I said. He had got gel sanitizer in a wax paper sleeve therefore I scraped the mud off I cleaned my face. I were very remorseful plus my head hurt but evenso I did not want to miss my chance I asked him could we go to a 24/7 whorehouse. He sighed he were exasperated check your pockets he said. I checked them there was money in them. What is it I said why does it have money in my pockets. You won it off a fellow