Freezer Burn

by Joe R. Lansdale

They think it’s okay to hurt you if you look different, ’cause they don’t think you’re human like them.”

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“I made some good money, but you can’t imagine how tired you get of trying to look like nothing makes you happier than to have some guy jerking his gherkin on the other side of the glass.

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Sometimes, things like that happen. You’re just going along, mindin’ your own business, not expecting anything, then suddenly you’re caught in a slide and you’re off in a ditch.”

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