RAYMOND FEDERMAN
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some of them would cheat of course (behind my back) . They couldn't
wait those bastards to read how much their little broads adored them .
But , those guys (the cheaters) who were caught opening a letter before
me-four of five guys were my spies-they had to pay a fine. The next
letter wou ld cost them a dollar more. That would indeed teach them a
lesson!
WOW! did I have fun writing those letters
Full speed
with two fingers on the typewriter and without the
least apprehension
without thinking much about what I wrote In
those days form and content didn't mean much to me
I simpl y
And so!
accumulated words
I simply piled up the words in any old way
Up and Down
and Sideways
metaphors
upon metaphors
contradictions
on top ofcontradictions
I exaggerated full blast
I played with words
with double meaning and
triple meaning and
without any respect
(I
must confess) for
grammar
style
spelling
logic
disposition
punctuation
it was just a matter of filling up space
PAGES
&
PAGES
approximately a buck a page
When I ran out of stuff to say
I kept telling
myself
I would simply copy borrow
plagiarize
steal
all
