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17 And so the follower thought no more about it.

CHAPTER 66
1 It so happened that the followers of Harry had many invitations while they were in Philadelphia,
2 aTo attend parties,
3 And to escort lissome and willing young women here and there,
4 And so some of them were otherwise engaged,
5 For much of the time,
6 bAnd did not completely keep up with what Harry was doing,
7 cUntil one day when Harry made it clear that he particularly wished all the followers to join him for dinner,
8 Even if it meant breaking a date,
9 Which it did for some of the more popular followers,
10 dWho were pretty cross about the whole thing,
11 And showed up for dinner late,
12 And maybe a little bit edrunk besides,
13 fAnd told the driver to keep the motor running,
14 Which they were sorry about later,
15 gBut how could they know this was going to be the most important night in the whole saga of Harry?

CHAPTER 67
1 And it is also possible that some of the followers,
2 Or one or two of them, anyway,
3 Were so hdrunk that they couldn't follow the iconversation at dinner very well,
a.Vin.46.6
Wil.68.3
b.Ira.41.1
c.Ned.40.1-3
d.Ned.40.4-5
e.Vin.67.1-3
f.Ned.41.1-8
g.Wil.70.13-16
Ned.42.13-17
h.Vin.66.12
i.Wil.70.10-12
Ned.42.1-7
Ira.41.6-9
j.Wil.70.18-26
Ned.42.19-27
Ira.41.10
k.Wil.71.19-20
Ned.43.18-19
l.Ext.13.18
m.Ira.41.11-12
n.Vin.66.13
o.FnJ.5.5
Ira.7.9
Swar.36.12
Hill.W.20
4 jUntil Harry did something with some white stuff,
5 kAnd made everyone else do it too,
6 Which really snapped everyone right into focus,
7 Including even the ones who were pretty drunk to begin with,
8 So that they were amazed at the way they felt,
9 Which was like thinking as clearly as you've ever thought about anything in your whole life,
10 Except that what you're thinking about is nothing at all,
11 Only it doesn't seem that way,
12 Because it seems like you're really onto something,
13 lSomething important to you,
14 And everybody else is just this inferior being,
15 Like some gnat or something,
16 And just don't count,
17 At all.

CHAPTER 68
1 And maybe that's why none of the followers really did anything to help when the mcops came,
2 And dragged Harry away,
3 And put him in a paddy wagon,
4 And then came back to question all the followers who hadn't ntold their driver to keep the motor running,
5 oJust in case.

CHAPTER 69
1 And maybe that's why some of the followers didn't do anything afterwards, either,