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What's wrong with the world? An attempt at a non-answer in a few short words. Reading over these archives, I want often to say shut up, fellow. Why didn't I?

A,

Did you know that after the Amistad trial, Cinque, the slave who led the rebellion, returned to Africa, and went on to be a successful slave trader?

I read that a year ago in an E. R. Shipp column in the Daily News. I think about it quite a bit, as an example of how humans behave, what they are willing to accept in themselves for profit, comfort, and control.

This morning I watched a porn movie, the only one I own, and noticed that the woman who's getting screwed and screaming has a big C-section scar.

A, will you come over and repeat the offer from last week?

A, I am scared of sex, big time. I think about it, I listen to other people talk about it, I lust for it, and I feel like there's a monster under the bed.

I'll listen and respond with more than head-shaking, I promise.

Love,

Paul


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