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1、PROCEDUREINPLAINAIRBYJONATHANLETHEMOCTOBER262009LaterafterthemeninjumpsuitshaddrivenupbegundiggingtheholeStevickwouldrememberthattheguyonthebenchbesidehimhadbeengazingpuzzledlyintotheconeofhislargecoffeehadtriedtointeres
2、thiminthequestionofwhetherthecaf’sbrewaftertastedofsoapnot.Thisdaywasgraywithheavyptentsofrain.Notthebestfsittingonthecoffeeshop’sbenchbuttheinteriofthecafhadbecomeinsufferableinallwaystoStevick:theshop’sambiencefancynam
3、eitswellprogrammediPodfakeindustrialchairstablescounterssucceedingtoocompletelytheroomseethingwithoverdresseddishevelledtypesnerverackedlyWebsurfingdoingtherealwldequivalentwitheyebitsthroughtheroomeverylastoneofwhommade
4、himfeelmossycrodedreplaced.Addtothatthedangerofrunningintohisexlotteheneverevenglancedwithininhopeofaseat—hedidn’twantone.Justblacktogo.Hewasanoutdobencherhe’dtakehischanceswiththeothersherebackstotheshop’swindowifraindr
5、ovethemoffhe’dhaveittohimself.Ndidhecaretoconsiderwhetherthecoffeetastedofsoapnot.Hewasgettinghismningthrillonhiseyeopenerthisplacebesidesbeingontherightcneroftherightblockfhimtostumbleinmadeafinejoltinglystrongconcoctio
6、nstrictlyfromtheaddict’spointofview.Itcouldtasteoflysergicacidoystersfallhecared.Maybeeverycupofcoffeehe’deverdrunkhadtastedofsoapsohecouldn’tdiscernsoapfromcoffee—whoknewStevickmeanttobejobhuntingwasn’t.Toogeneroussever
7、ancehadblurredhismotivationinthemonthswhenitwouldhavemattered.NowseasonslantingtoMemialDaytheflagofManhattan’sofficelifewasathalfmastuntilSeptember.SoStevickwasproppedlikeamningcrowonthatbenchwhenthetruckarrived.Hisfront
8、rowseatrecalledtohimmemiesofchildhoodpuppetshowsofgazingupattheslottedstagefromwhichPunchJudytheirlikeprotruded.ThesoapycoffeetheistwascurledoversomedevicebrowknitthumbsdeepinatextmessagecampaignmakingStevicktheonlywitne
9、sstothedisembarkmentofthetruck’soccupants.Theyparkedapparentlyheedlesslyinthespaceinfrontofahydrantbutwithoutcomingnearerthanthreefeettothecurb.Carsslowedtopass.Stevickdoubtedthatagarbagetruckcouldhavemadeitthrough.Surel
10、yatemparyplacementacompromisethen.Thevehiclewasanungainlyboltedironthingresemblingsomereconfiguredlaundrydiapertrucknotmassivelikethoseusedftransptofmoneybutsolidenoughinitsway.Twomeninjumpsuitspoppedoutofthecabwithinami
11、nutehadangetrafficconesuptoclaimtheterritythatextendedafewfeetbehindthetruckaswellasbetweenitthecurb.Onecontemplatedthehydrantthenwrylytoppeditwithaconewhichperchedtherelikeaduncecap.Itmadeaneffectivepremptionofanyindige
12、nousneighbhoodprotestaneasytrump:themeninjumpsuitsseemedtohavesomeofficialfunctioneveniftheirtruckwasunmarked.Thetoolswithwhichthetwomendugtheholewerenotablyquietefficient.Afterfirstmarkingasquareofasphaltwithyellowspray
13、paintusingabsawofdauntingsizeintensitytheycarvedtheblacktopalongthelinesofdryingpaint.AtthispointStevick’smightstillhavebeentheonlyeyesattending.Perhapstheseactivitieshaddrawndistractedunsustainedglancesfromapassingposta
14、lwkernanny.Certainlynobodyemergedintothechillmningfromthecaf’sinteriwherethosenotobliviouslyearbuddedwerelikelyhunkeredinroutine“Pickup’sanotherdepartment.”“Arewetalkinghoursdaysweeks”Stevicksaidlocatingperhapsbelatedlys
15、omefaintciviccourageanotionthathe’dabsbedcertaindutiesasalocalwitnesstotheopenairprocedureperhapsbydefaultbutnolesslegitimatelyfthat.Besidesothersinsidethecafmightbewatchingthroughthewindow.Hisquestionwasperhapsafeebleon
16、ebutfanyoneobservingthefactthathe’dstoodupfromthebenchbegunsomestofstallinginterrogationcouldbeseenascrucialeitherinadeeperinterventiontobeconductedbymeeffectiveinfmedmembersofthecommunityinsomelateraccountingofStevick’s
17、comptmentbehavi.“Ireallydidn’tlookatthescheduleinthiscase”thedriversaid.“Butthey’rerarelyinstalledfmethanthreefourdaysinasinglelocation.”“Anythinglongerwouldn’tbeseenashumaneIsuppose”“Melikethesemeasuressimplyaren’teffec
18、tivebeyondacertainpoint.Listenwe’vegottogo.”“Thoseboardsareinnowaytightenoughtokeeptherainfromfallingonhim”Stevickpointedout.Byplacingtheirholesonearthehydrantthey’dpreventedaparkedcarfromgivingsheltertothehole.Ontheothe
19、rhperhapsthey’dsparedthehole’sinhabitantsomethingterrifyinginbeingdoublypinnedbythelowceilingofavehicle’sundercarriage.ProbablyStevickwasguiltyofoverthinking:itwasimpossibletofindaparkingspaceinthisneighbhoodsothey’dsett
20、ledontheobvioussolution.“That’sgenerousofyoutonoticecitizen”thedriversaid.Hegesturedtotheoccupantofthepassengerseatthegoateedmanwho’dbeensittingwithhisarmscrossedrollinghiseyesmimingimpatience.Nowthissilentpartnerproduce
21、dsomethingfromthefloofthetruck’scab:acompactblackumbrella—theinexpensivedoublehingedkindyoumightpurchaseatashoerepairshophavingduckedinduringagale.HehedittothedriverwhopasseditthroughtheopenwindowtoStevick.“Thisiswhywe’r
22、egratefulyoucamealongwhenyoudid”thedriversaidnoddingtoindicatethehole.“Don’tbeafraidtostontop—it’lleasilysupptyourweight.”Withthattheyweregonefthelasttime.Stevickneversawthemagainthedriverhadn’tbeenmisleadinghimwhenheall
23、udedtothenarrowspecializationoftheirtasks.NowtherewasonlytheholeitsoccupantStevickwithhisownduties.Fwhenfreedbythetruck’sdepartureheturnedtofacethecafnooneinfactwasregardinghimfromthewindownowstreakedwithraincurtainedbya
24、drippingoverhang.Stevickopenedtheumbrella.Theholewassilent.Stevickcouldeasilyhavegonehomebutinsteadhesteppedovertestedthesoundnessofthefootingontop—therewaslittledoubthe’dwatchedthemwk—shelteredbothhimselfthesturdyboards
25、fromtherainaswellashecouldbeneaththefeebleriggingofblackclothwire.Inalulltheapronedcountermansteppedoutsidethecaf’sdosfacigarettebreak.HenoddedcurtlyatStevickexhaledsmokerisingintotherain.“Soyou’reingenowhuh”hesaid.“Idid
26、n’twanttoleavehimcompletelyalone.”Therehadbeennosoundbarelyadetectablemotionfromtheholebeneathhisfeetwherethecaptivenowsatbracedkneeswedgedindirt.“Iwouldn’tsayI’mingeinanywidersense”Stevickcontinued.“I’msomethingofastopg
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