LUM 66A Bridges

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S: I never been fishing in my life. I wouldn't mind it--do it Tom

 Sawyer style. Just cock your leg up and stick your pole between

 your toes and grab a book. When you feel something wiggling

 all you got to do is pull it in.

I: Put your book down and pull your fish in.

S: Yeah.

I: It sounds relaxing.

S: I might do it some of these days.

I: Did you--have you got any idea as to how many books you've read?

S: Well, that's just about asking like how many stars are in the sky.

 It's hard to say, but this year we had to do twenty-seven book

 reports the whole year.

I: Uh huh,

S: And I finished mine before Christmas.

I: Uh huh. That's good. Well, what makes you like to read these

 things? Do you--have you ever really thought about why you like

 to read?

S: Well, it's interesting, entertainment. It keeps your mind busy.

 See, you have to keep your mind and body alert and strong because

 if you don't you're going to get slow and sluggish. And I don't

 want to be like that.

I: Didn't you almost drown in the river once?

S: Yeah, but I guess that was my fault. I was kind of careless--just

 walking out there. And they had been digging for sand. That's a

 common practice now. It's a cheap way to get it, and the river

 land's public.

I: Uh huh.