:21:00
But the bed,
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of all furnishings,
poses its own,
:21:06
very painful problem.
:21:09
To keep the salesman's respect,
:21:12
you have to buy a double,
:21:15
whether or not you need it
:21:18
or have room for it.
:21:21
To buy a single bed
:21:24
is to admit
you have no sex life,
:21:26
nor any plans for one
in the near or distant future.
:21:31
Beds last ages today.
Longer than the warranty.
:21:36
Much longer than marriages.
:21:38
It's a major investment.
:21:40
But buying a standard double bed
isn't enough.
:21:45
Even a queen-size
makes you look cheap and petty.
:21:52
To salesmen,
:21:54
only a king-size bed
is worth purchasing.
:21:59
That's how you get
their respect and esteem,
:22:05
maybe even a knowing grin.
:22:14
We're closing.
:22:17
Really?
:22:21
Late November.
:22:23
By all accounts,
a sad time of the year.
:22:28
Lacking more tangible events,
:22:31
the weather played a bigpart
in my life.
:22:36
Old people, they say,
talk of nothing else.
:22:40
- Cold out, eh?
- Quite.
:22:42
Health is what matters.
:22:53
Having lived so little,
I imagined I might never die.
:22:58
I couldn't believe