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who just ran out
the door?
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Well, he comes up to the counter,
and I say, "What's the word, turd? "
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And he lays down this burrito
and he kind of looks at me,
kind of stares at me and says,
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" I have but recently returned from
the valley of the shadow of death.
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" I'm rapturously breathing in all
the odors and essences of life.
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"I've been to the brink
of total oblivion.
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I remember and ferment the desire
to remember everything."
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So, what did
you say to that?
1:20:26
Well, I mean,
what could I say?
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I said, "If youre gonna
microwave that burrito,
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"I want you to poke holes in the
plastic wrapping because they explode.
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And I'm tired of cleaning up your
little burrito doings. You dig me?"
1:20:43
'Cause the jalapenos
dry up.
1:20:45
They're like little wheels.
1:20:51
When it was over,
all I could think about...
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was how this entire
notion of oneself,
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what we are, is just...
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this logical structure,
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a place to momentarily
house all the abstractions.
1:21:09
It was a time
to become conscious,
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to give form and coherence
to the mystery.
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And I had been a part of that.
It was a gift.
1:21:20
Life was raging
all around me,
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and every moment
was magical.
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I loved all the people,
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dealing with all
the contradictory impulses.
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That's what I loved the most--
connecting with the people.
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Looking back, that's
all that really mattered.