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Traveling Salesman and A Split Woman

The story follows Doy, a traveling salesman, and his relationship with a woman named Ange, who has a mysterious and enchanting presence. As Doy navigates his life on the road, he becomes increasingly drawn to Ange, ultimately promising to return to her on moonlit nights. However, the narrative takes a surreal turn when Doy discovers that Ange is divided into two halves, leading to a poignant exploration of love, loss, and the nature of existence.

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Traveling Salesman and A Split Woman

The story follows Doy, a traveling salesman, and his relationship with a woman named Ange, who has a mysterious and enchanting presence. As Doy navigates his life on the road, he becomes increasingly drawn to Ange, ultimately promising to return to her on moonlit nights. However, the narrative takes a surreal turn when Doy discovers that Ange is divided into two halves, leading to a poignant exploration of love, loss, and the nature of existence.

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Then he trould stare stumming»fandangovon is ue Jessil would ane an, her bases and say to che use, People would come running vo sc the “ancing snake and Boy wold sing to the exw Shesaiaye dancing Sesncwrial iernae eaeb atthe nba she got my oko Renmin haters you ttwonkraofat, A Siper Soe ary oy wares peumontbesory ul dane ike ete ndshat nr Present He crowd would ening pt buy syrups an pls and pod and Linens and povions as well as thar spec tome called the Supe?) Sofie al the we that Doy ws explain gh balm he sold Jecel would be dancing his ine wag ora tush on Roxy ‘Ob, she js can stop dancing, that Jeebcl,” Dey would laugh “Thats because she never misses her daily dove of hie spect tonic that works 50 fas calli the Super Sonic. Jos se the eles of ton Jestbe: goed spr, food heath and a good temper. Yes, main, you can let your chile pt Jezebel onthe hes. oon, sonny, don't e ao ese sr bod ese that ively gree head tht secre tobe crowned whinge See" Doy won crow “Jezebel hee wold hart 2 She hs he svete natare a ty il ow" Ince ually fog before he as customer ees sup atthe market, fill Roxy up athe alga station, then deve et of Town ahi park under a tree beside ld or sve. There the thie of them would dives the day's sles, Doxseuld Maybe we should push shat pape ointment more” Roxy would say Natcenow many teen-age we ds? And aly Dy. tie yearned rote of the kano:boy lingo ™ ‘You'e no businessman, Jep-0% Tee pets hve money sake housewives a buier ou bread, Whats yout iy, Jee?” “eink Jecproxhas 2 poi We ould ust more punk mus. Pn re ‘of tango and thors and fandang. Lvs have something. swingle ad fasser Oh, whatthe heck, Doy = yow and Lae sl young! “Yes, snow = but in his busness you ave fo ook mature Medicine men, theylpeed an bi of author i Ldont ssc we cantina hot pon Ge €y Wos"ond then, That make you apps leepow?™ NST cen handy wai 1 see Jessie ely swinging Oh, you two havent seth me dance ye” Ae the dacsion oy woul et po the ot 9a gow step. Roxy wonld keep wach al nigh. anpbedyopprached, Rony gh old Dosh on haar woud goof ean alam By fled to wake pan theres al ookd dangerous, cf woul uh Rony racing forthe rod op trusted his eep a a Bodyguard and he kept Roxy ales can cool, sick, unrated, welshod na. don pera, ‘Whe Doy slept, eel would spot oes bse 294g ong in the lids, She id cost Daya ent in fod. heed on the worms bu fog, and oxcasiona hehe she hunted ding the righ. By en She would fave ed bers all and wood rl back tothe jeep ato berbasht Bui was true about her eter missing dy cso the Soper Serie. When Doy woke wp he weuld give he spoon! ef the speci Tuas the only par ober ob that Jesebel dn ike ee ha nee rehing with Rogan Jebel and Wook 36 hey wold Beaver teeter a hers ofc ie Then something hpi thet changed everything & Hoty ub thoy found tienes faraway hm ay own, on» Braet coumnyrt sere cui rose The torment ad wilde. the rim cate don in tovtenis an Rony wis prety ‘sein whee dep Mond ‘Dont sll. Jeefrar, dent sak ered Dog “The eumentsogninst us!” sresied pace Roy; pushing through the ood >. "We mst be going uphill a Jesbe, peering ito the dark They mere ing yp BAT And Doy sw light above ‘Were saved” REGied. “Thats a honse up thee! Think you can make" ake Jest of Rosy en ying dant Cant you sce Tm ng” And then 3 ssange hig happened ‘ Saddealy they sere no longer ina dark stormy night with he ain cong dowsin orients and the Mod nushing down whee deep Suni ier of clear shies wh the moon shining and ona lta lee thete W380 lcd and no ain even. They ad lef the som sch ‘Ad bclore thers ose a house wh igh shining he endows ‘oy parked in fom af the doer an got ou at er.” Ne sido Roxy and Jez, an TI goin ace they cam pe up or te nigh 7 : He was abou fo knock on thé door when it opeeed, hough he could seenobody epening it He walked int a bright alan nob as dere But from the ne room came the sound ofa womin singing road beret blo ah irs wh tre et degre \ ing Mey ay ing slept bey slep whi ing oo Under p ‘Ashe listened oy elt tht he Ba esd the song beloe. Ase edo emeniber where and when he had head hat sng, the voice passed, “2 Inez in my cradle” said Doy te himself. And the voice inthe es oc a6 sng aE > eowatant soveatore ‘have trae ander caine iy ing ing ly _ Gg yo ing Nyy oy suode nto he next room. was combination Wig anid ing room, A young woman was sting food on the able. Se looked up without sorpse Goo evening,” she gece im. "You mast be hungry Tease come “They 8 down aros fom each other the able a she served “The fod was good and hot He ate ung, she ate ui Though she ever smiled er fce was nt Her eps glesmed and er ski shoe ~ wheres the baby” he ase There no bay she sid "Of rather. tte ate many bis Lut hey | arin lene places. 1sng to them fom bet SSS i ongoe So snag Tow Tow “Youve herd before” Lon ago, fel sure was sung to me a «baby ~ but no by my mobi There are many of who sng that song” ‘Are they Bete with you , FRo. Linc alone, Flow have some moe of ado, “Thon. btn fal llyou ewe me = hase Fomine” “ou mont sen me oe 1 dott know your mare. Mine Bee” iu car call me Ange, Dox “They went out the yard ade into her to Rony an Jezebel “They wl be sale hee tonight” sid ee women, °No ene wl eveh ‘hem. And you can sleepin the oom upstate Duy No, thanks ~ I alas sleep in seep When he woke up the neat morning he woman had breast ead ‘But you must nt leave today, Dy” sil storming down below and {he food will bering higher Stay unl ell you when sae to go." Sfor three days Dy saved wit the wornan. He mended het fences lopped firewood, weeded ner garden, nd etched spring wer Tou the ‘aby Woods: Inthe evenings Re Pved bt purar and she sins ‘On the third night shew hin at he scr ws or "ou ea leave inthe mortng, Dey ean leave you here, Ange. Come with mic amd be my wife “willbe you se, Dog bt Inst stay here, This wil be out heme ‘The nent day they went down stow and weve mised, Altera week ‘of honeymoon she mde hie rece his taeling “But how, Dox you havea place to cone ome to EB hee waning Lae only one request Neve! come home on 3 nigh 7 {all because you wont lind me ete And nver ak me why oF ty to learn ‘kat happens then Will you promise me ht promise” ikl Doy ie was eling So hp o woury abt ania all Dillerent now was she routine of his navel No more hing journeys Ae to or three days onthe road he wkd be huzrying back wo the hese on the il He ha a wife anda home aid he ws happiest when he was back from trea Bute kep his promise to Angge: on nights when the moon ws lhe stayedaway from home Menewr akedhe sh ean, norenehfetconions ough that onal wher nigh he cod come home ad find het wating, 2 he had found he that fat night singing. and with ght in she hows ani with ood food hot on the ble a yee they could oa home as00n 2 prssle tgif ene hes nah ws alongs iin opsallstans Ss be A eva Te WORE Tf tes, She mised ee old ‘ey comes, Now whe iy wee he ons be could fe a Mar aps wee wih Angge and se ose on te, Ad ke ae rh ery sing bo he ws yarn 0 ury Beck 6 Be anise ge noe and mse eas oh nat re sue new roti was ROS king. Roxy was begining 0 fel ie 7 em pled shor wes: Dt Jee di wa he he new Sn erat No more lesuely mp. sta sking rep onetwn a el gw mae and tore ispened wb the change rune See atichihey wate pending o the rd bese 3 fl ssn Drfeol ot go oe, Jezebel nied iat he could not seep "gatas happened 16 you, Day? You used tobe suc a MAP EO ducky leone 0 ent een sleep when away from Bom Thre yo po apn sie Nothing wren sith me sus se ee svhonnot breath fate, Upon ois aay coal aways bresy 1 veep wath ong, Jeepox you sleep 0 want 10° Fonte! He Sleping ier. Yoote righ, Doy~ nothing nicer han he coal our Bll On Jessie does ink 0 sinc and sited of you 0 Bubberngsbou! ve il! You should sexk yooyanstny onde tht womans sk!” ik Jesu Ion Rave yo atkng tar way about my oan ie And what do you koa of he? ot come yOu eat ame teigh What does she do, where docs she go, when you're ae ‘er ydont row ann not word ow that Anges ood. theres nrking wrong about er ot waning sc to come ome when i fall moon ight Jsprox? What do you shin t “yank Jes rey” “oh meraryan Wel ona did warn you! Theres something funny abut tht woman, She mayhsve as spell om he sv you~ PH She ean eo ie, now shes up 0 0 good “Janie Jee ~you hott me then You bt Ne ying of go. can beat 08300 oy pees eth To 3 cant ley Beas YouWE BOLT, fein one aboot her. fue 0 soe se does nating wrong, SPat¥ yn rom gv back hc enigh™ STs promise 10 Bet” aoe you afaid of wha yo may find out. You do have doubts * ey tad and {have no daub whatsoever! And just sew sou hot conident Lam, all o back night Jeeprox. let ge 816” rey youths coy nos: Why sen 10 Jesse? Let her mag. she spt alos tou gor seep, Day el go back omer eight do want know wn sh docs when ll moon” Shey drove back 1 he il a it “pm sour, Dos, but Ti Tagore ht andor Rose ak an my Eine weds: be ae raneensndcane amon de Ad herein ene ate an eb he lt ino he at ened te nd ahd ie mon Shy ‘Wat faye ter nthe met he ade Sorel hares ve bese hin Seep es ee Hon pl hab “over thadae Boy sect she bgt Fem ste Gy nh patel sere ln Then eam net hd Pett vat een th per bal ‘Ar aor they head » ruse of ai and saw the upper bal of Ange’ ‘body coming dowa wo rejoin theres of her bod But he to halves would oxo, Agiin aod again the upper half ried to ste down ow the Lower ul again and spain i sig oll andl poor Avge began to weep a5 she hovered over the lower half of hee body iat sound of fer weeping Doy rushed out of his hiding place Ange. Ange = set the matte? ‘Oh, Boy why hase you dane ts me™™ lessee woul keep you. rr siting agin sy ~ because noe Lam divide forest” Oh Angge = meant 0 Ban” cee eee ean your word, Dos You will neve ste ean Dovt eave me, Ange! Oh, do ene me! ‘hae ang isl sobbing tthe ground re eave yo, Dox she sid, now hovering i pty over Hi Tose and eam my sere. am one of he sp that cpu bere ‘eve callangl> Weare the pasa rab nal ete fahas Meals the guns othe bepss andthe nnocen, aes Tim wong you remember ceca, Dey = some Se seanptegou whenever out moter ot hese olesk er 70" ee pra wonder “Angels ar very round” wee Ad beens TESTE SO chon cat i semeties happens hon ang tal in Yves rtan being. Then tat ove Becomes ee hateen be wen and woched, Barthes dies we wear ae not real~ aa Mogae Wee sl pte spent andre eer draw back vote ete seek Tate ath fl mon, 340 sa my fase ody wes cea ri pa Helower Dal fine hat represents hua love S508 sai ate uypr bal goesback to ese only fora moment thee Tine spirn tele momen, Dy btn esven very moment eter Sree how can you say yor bay 5 nore when Ue ost Angin the wold to me™ sr ee a wots bay, Do but it an never bear you len, Yow sec aS is Br Doyan et his os feng lanuns SRE iear year iis shy at des novgow ol hat can nese Gees Dosy Ya sy punisent for fling Tove with ol Ee i Any hn ri J “oi ve ype J thn of wnt Bo a od | tvvugh, ents and ove psn ine | fast fll i lve ~ log, Long 9! [iAP mete nts ohare sos Rare sped young rong neh mn Hove gow cd How xn ines has my rat Broken Tree he ma {love posing alder an dc nd dying at ast Me des = eats goo, wandesngallovs the wor obliged love gsi and 1 aier nate and in beak my beat al ose! agua How Lave payed 0 be eto ren od withthe man ove and tdi seh! ura conden Fi | each. ovlingSolesman an the Spi qlee woul en Howed you, Dram you bee me ba TE a ishmen on Or mae ou tere PY hie an Peto ow cane 20 De. at eve you Do MESES Goodhye, Boy” nd picking oP 1 sanahed into the morn sy Never mind, Dop” sd Jescbel, saggling aL Ms fc Row we ean be happy aun ae we were BETS ne ower ball of er body, Angge soared away and we sill have oy kicked her aay = 1 erty fom me, you vp! 1 hate you I never want 10 56° YOU ‘agin! Go away and ever come back oa fed weeping Re oor Jzebe How she moped nd moored, Foramonth she jus stayed 9 roe sods, no moving and ox ening just sing and sullen, eo gh se heard» familiar honk het and headlights shone om her on Rony bor he was aloe Jesie sprang wp 6 alarm. eeon! Where Doy?” “ajcue you have comeback! Hes ina teeble sxe. We tl p98 the road bor dom do mar sling now: He drunk most of the te Theme come back here and be hts hse up sn the house and weeps Jesse, youve go to do someting” tan coc back eepres He hes see Theres only one thing

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