Noise, Page 2                     by Peter Selgin




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For my trouble, I received the requisite 

blank stare (provoked by all questions 

these non-questioning days) and was told 

by the barkeep who'd been counting his 

empties, no, the music could not be 

turned down.


I asked, "WHY NOT?"

"ATTRACTS CUSTOMERS," 
he told me.

I looked around.  We were the only customers.


"WELL, IT'S NOT ATTRACTING 
ME," I countered.
	
The bartender shrugged, went back to his 

empties.
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