A Man On Rivington
In NYC today a man, in passing, of arguably deranged comportment, offered to me on the sidewalk along Rivington St. a complete history of the Devil. It was a glossy hardback of a size you might associate with one of those books from the Time/Life series and seemed to lack the girth to contain the complete history of any subject, much less that of the Devil. The man was a moving display containing only the one volume and we passed each other before I really had the time to consider the benefit or risk of engaging him. Still, I found myself thinking how nice of this man to sacrifice, even for profit, something that I can only guess was of great value to him. He held the book lovingly, his fingernails packed with black sludge, but for my part I could only give to him a heartfelt, although even to me seemingly insincere, thanks, before moving on to my destination, which was nearby.
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