“HolographicTVisSatan’sjukebox,”CaldwellheardoheintoxicatedmenatthebarsaytoRam,thebarteheothermenatthebarwerestilltransfixedbytheglimmeringhologramthatgyratedbeforethemtmusic.Ram,whowasbusywipiableadjattowhereCaldwellwassittingwithagraycloth,stoppedmid-wipeandsmiled,revealingarowicallycarvedwhiteteeth.TheyweretheimportedkindyoucouldgetforpeanutsinthealleywaysofEastHam.Teethmadetoorder,inanymaterialyouwant,ivory,pearl,marble,evendiamondsifyouwaoputyourmoneywhereyourmouthwas.CaldwellhadafunnyfeelingthatRamhadbeenlookingilyathisknapsack.Hadhebeenlisteningtotheirversation?Didheknowaboutthesole?Publiswerenotoriouslyfamousforstigtheirnosesingigsthatwerenooftheirs.

    “Betterthedevilyouknow,betterthedevilyouknoliedsomewhatillogicallytothedrunk,hiseyesshiftingaway,armstinuingtoswipefranticallywiththecloth.

    Glyphwasstillinthemen’sroom,probablyemptyinghisbowelsthroughsomemeaofteologyoracrobatics,orboth.Caldwellwonderedhowsomeohnolegswenttothetoilet.lythekindofthingyou’dwanttotalkaboutifyouwereinhisshoes.YouevenhadtobecarefulwithyourpunsorturnsofphraseasGlyphwouldprobablynevereverwearshoesagain.

    Caldwellresortedtotrivia,toavoidfagthetruthofhiscurrentsituation.Glyphcthewheelchairwithitsownsewagesystem,liketheyhaveonthosespaceflights,allowinghimtovelygoandbesed,allwithonemeism.Avacuumersudevicethatextractedthewaste,chemicallytreateditintosomethingeco-friendlyandstoreditforrecyg.Foodfortheplants.

    There’swasawholeseofthewheelchair,belowtheseat,thatlookedlikeitco