“Let me ask you a question,” Calvin Bell said. “All right. I’ll answer it if I can.” “What the hell is wrong with people?” A pause as she allowed the enormity of the question to settle in. It matched so well with the enormous wondering that filled her own days. “Calvin, I’ll be damned if I know. And it’s not for lack of trying to figure it out, let me tell you. My personal theory? They’re scared. Crazy world full of a bunch of people who are scared out of their wits over everything and playing a bunch of stupid games to fool you into thinking they’re not. Maybe even to fool themselves. But, I
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