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...betray this by calling thrillers a "craft" or a pulp writer a "masterful technician," generally revealing that the formulas don't hold up for long and that while reading them is somewhat understandable in this cruel world, the activity is about as respectable as doing crossword puzzles or eating Darvon. Life's little sordid pleasures...

Author: By Richard Turner, | Title: My Senior Thesis | 3/11/1976 | See Source »

...between one-quarter and one-eighth of the people at my army base used drugs of some kind, even if it's just pain-killing pills they get from the dentist and, you know, sort of get the prescription refilled again. They take like five at a time of Darvon Compound 65, which is a pain-killer and also a kind of groovy trip. It's easy to get for everyone. Just get one tooth pulled or filled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A 20-Year-Old Medic Describes Army Life: You Can 'Escape' But You Can't Dissent | 5/23/1967 | See Source »

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