couple of aspirins and sat down at Lottie's
typewriter. I know I won't sleep until I get this off my mind in about
the way it happened, because I probably won't believe all of it myself
when I get back to normal.

I just now went out and fished the blowtorch out of the laundry tub.
All there was left in the bottom of the tub was maybe half a pound of
singed-looking--soap flakes?

* * * * *

There, I've finished writing this all down. But I'm still not sleepy.
I'm not worried about patching things up with Lottie. She's the most
wonderful, understanding wife a guy ever had.

My hand feels real good now. I got it wrapped in lard and gauze, and I
could drive the truck if I wanted to.

I'm not afraid of getting fired or bawled out for not coming to work
on time this morning.

No, the reason I haven't turned a wheel on my beer truck today is
something else.

Friday night, when Lottie wanted to wash the roaster, I saved only a
cup of the jelly for my experiments. The rest she washed down the
drain.

The sewer empties into Lake Michigan.

The brewery where I load up is right on the shore of Lake Michigan.

I'm afraid to drive down there and look.

--WIN MARKS

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