Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
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But whereas most men in their search for contentment destroy themselves and fall wearily short of their targets, Mack and his friends approached contentment casually, quietly, and absorbed it gently.
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It was the gold tooth of the Palace.
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Mack departed and returned almost immediately with a universal No which was designed by Lee Chong to cover all future requests.
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As the afternoon and the whiskey went down the enthusiasm rose.
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No one has studied the psychology of a dying party. It may be raging, howling, boiling, and then a fever sets in and a little silence and then quickly quickly it is gone, the guests go home or go to sleep or wander away to some other affair and they leave a dead body.