I was halfway across America, at the dividing line between the East of my youth and the West of my future.
(On the Road )
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The bus roared through Indiana cornfields that night; the moon illuminated the ghostly gathered husks; it was almost Halloween. I made the acquaintance of a girl and we necked all the way to Indianapolis. She was nearsighted. When we got off to eat I had to lead her by the hand to the lunch counter. She bought my meals; my sandwiches were all gone. In exchange I told her long stories.
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The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great that I thought I was in a dream.
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Not only was there no traffic but the rain came down in buckets and I had no shelter. I had to run under some pines to take cover; this did no good; I began crying and swearing and socking myself on the head for being such a damn fool.
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All he needed was a wheel in his hand and four on the road.
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Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
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