He worked in a bicycle repair shop and poured his every resource into making a three-hourlong documentary about the migratory patterns of North American geese. Entitled The Migratory Patterns of North American Geese, it was narrated in a voice completely free of artifice—that is to say, devoid of all expression. The film proved coma-inducing to all who attended the private screening Alfred paid for in Manhattan. Miles, a notorious insomniac, had to be forcibly roused when the film ended. Miles begged Alfred for a DVD of Geese to bring home to Chicago and watch at bedtime. Enraged and crushed,
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