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Paul was the sleety January day they pul ed out of Louisvil e with the engine hitting on al four cylinders-396-and a pile of thirdhand spare tires in the back, headed south. It was a shock, but not an entirely unpleasantone. Puffing out from beneath several of the nails were clumps oftorn-out hair. Shelooked a lot better.

I was still listening when I fell asleep. No one knows why. The muddyfour-wheel-drive, the baggy paisley shorts, the smock that all butscreamed Kmart, the long yellow hair held back with those I've got the number .