[Excerpt (“Chapter 5 The Mural”) from The Diamond Kings of Clarence Checkeredfish.
Note: at this point in the story, Shays’ Rebellion, the great agrarian uprising of 1787, is
underway, taking place in one of the largest snowstorms in Western Massachusetts
history. The images are modern or post-rebellion because the rebellion is only a back-
drop to a second event that takes place in 1986 along the same city streets.
One of the phrases is a clue to a word puzzle that resolves later in the novel.]
Chapter 5 The Mural
|snow * WHAT IS BORN HERE * anonymous! * on the * library * wall! * (sh)ade * o’
gray * sleepy * fi(sh) * community! * artwork * on * star! * board * side * bandage *
goes ’round * wound! * is * fix! * care! * to! * for! * build pride! * Mexican, Caribbean,
Ecuadorian etc. * express * (sh)ip! * sail away! * child land! * of night time *
opportunity! * to go * straight * up! * in * dream * smoke! * van…i…* (sh)! * pull * out
* from harbor-garden! * weed! * no! * better! * idea! * tr…. * …ans… * …re… * …e…
* …f… * …e… * …w… * …er! * cal… * ..l… * o! * us! * t… * …h… * …er… *
…r… * …ing * …if… * …ic… * …y * skates * (Sh)orty Gates * practice * hours, more
responsibility! * suspicious! * growth! * (who did it?) * young * Sugar Mountain * pro *
bono * gang! * say * Copenhagen * come to * U.S. * undeniable! * femme de la mur! *
…mur… * mur! * …der… * …anger… * sym… * …boli… * C…om… * …ptom… *
effect * precedes * cause * o… * …f… * …r … * …a… * …s… * …cism * no! *
denying! * either is or isn’t! * can’t! * use wave relation(sh)ips to demonstrate particle
substance! * no! * way out! * study, hard work, learn * that! * quantum mechanics * (be
* as it may * will * J-LO HONEY date Unc’ MOrK * at NOON? * O! * The * N * Times
* N * poet-prince?) * val… * …g… * …iant * ….Ben… * edictorian * Einstein * reports
* graffiti * suspect * otherwise * appears to be * male! * brillo! * trad. * clothes * line *
purple! * beautiful! * street! * art thou! * a little * like! * Clarence Checkeredfi(sh), Jr. *
r… * …e… * …a… * …d… * …uc * …n… * …e… * …a… * …r… * …di… * …tion
* sudden! * romance! * major * cru(sh)! * on! * next * languages * C- * op * ed * o’
Clarence “Chuck” Checkeredfi(sh) XVI * present * flower child * daisies! * of green! *
thorn * grass * ivy * paint * fair! * heroine! * patch over * witch! * story! * about * to
climax * light at! * end of! * ha(sh) * out * complicated * “…home” * work * details *
((23) “Drug sold with nothing gone crazy!” (3 1 wd. 144 8 82))! * (who did it?) * oral
* history! * “That’s not what I saw!” * could it be * A Pirate * B+! * lived back! * in
days of! * King Philip! * “That’s what I heard!” * royal * magic * lieu of * diamond! *
give * semen * jacket! * country * farma’ Charlie Plume * get th’ thought t’ *
b…lend…in’i…n…b…lu…e…whaleo’Planet…X…fert’…’i…liz…E…S…P…a…i…n
…t…i…ng! * Miss Philippines * take * 2 * great * Egyptian Queens * her’, then ther’ *
Balaenoptera musculus * out-of-breath * Man * sounds * l’il bell * note * f’r * another *
Earth! * wait a * second! * no, there isn’t! * where then? * HAHA! * “Guess What!” * “I
Don’t Care!” * A & C * for * (sh)ort! * for * prince at * royal * tower * above * at *
…l… * a… * …sss… * …t… * …ooo… * …w… * …e… * …d * lay * away * seeds o’
* Williams * (sh)ake * spor… * …e… * …ad… * …d… * …ic… * …t * col…leg…e! *
all * hands * t’ battle * station * SYY! * 2 * M.P.H. * winds * flu(sh) * against face *
speedin’ * ON * towards! * free * way * No. 6 * la! * …v… * …end… * …w… *
….h… * is * …p… * …er * …i… * wild! * edible! * (sh)…! * dinosaur * minmi * in *
darin’ * bride! * dress! * in… * …g… * …rooom! * tender! * knows! * to! * refill! *
repleni(sh) * lost * wonder! * Deuce of Hearts * full! * of joy-liberty * ringing! * joke *
case! * joint * …o’ the jitters * in and out! * tell the preacher! * Martin –––––– ––––,
Martin –––––– ––––, Martin –––––– ––––! * “Baptize the faithful!” * <“Every teacher
has a teacher,” Shorty Gates had said to the young girl. Shorty then opened up a book
from the library about The Local Group. She began thumbing through the pages and
showing the young girl beautiful photographs of galaxies all around the Milky Way.> are
we absolutely sure * that * new * Constitution’s * all * it’s cracked up to be! * Coltrane,
Davis…! * save * best for last! * play * “…if I were a bell…” * summa cum laude! *
yes! * tout de suite! * oui! * salut! * …at… * …or… * …i… * …g… * …e… * …a… *
…n * bow! * incredible! * in! * F * hunt for * cart * x, y * founder * in! * new! *
…L.I…. * tho! * …graph… * Y * Orleans * sound * Yorktown! * Phil * Quaker *
meeting * eighty-seven * requirements for * bet a * K, Q, J! * Sandip Burman, Joy Harjo,
Robert Mirabal * ON THE CARD * Wall St. * house o’ Don Jose Leandro Perea! * wa…
* …s… * …te… * …r * away * is our neighbor… * hood * coming * down * by *
canteen * mind * Ghana drums * of dream-river * beautiful paint mixtures * dissolve *
heavy * forgiveness * when * and how! * railroad * built! * cycle * of * please, no more
* violence * does one * 68 * soldier * honor * gift! * Cesar Chavez * come forth! * from
* pirate * …o’-pearl * ’oyster up! * stern! * cool! * green! * luck o’ the * Iri(sh) * sea! *
dreams! * to * be… * …hold * the eye-cloud! * Squirrel Hill * engrave * sign * encircle
* sample * AND * Paul Enciso chooses Sunrise Eagle! * what a pick! * pupil! * free! *
angel… * …a… * …b… * …solve… * …be… * …y… * …on… * …d * river * dust *
April 14 * newspaper art * well-versed * in * Psyche knot! * Is-Only-Tears-Falling! *
like Hay-ron’-ee-mo! * spinosaur * rains * down * …truth, justice, etc…. * was it *
same! * snaky * (who did it?) * Asia * risk-taker * formula * like * Zen * a bit o’ *
beyond * James’ * belief! * bond! * work within * system * style * bit * transparent *
inside! * ace of clubs and ace of hearts * story line * headline news! * past * time! *
bridge * game * on board * (sh)! * “It Happens!” * declare:
dent L United States
shot by an exc
Assassin reason
Deed done alike
Theatre ironically credits
Act of peculiar wisdom
Pres inauguration
Last gazette
Entertain Navy
recovery. must be confessed
Attempted Queenstown
no news of importance Secretary Seward
sorrow if Richmond
[Official] falls and Lee
War Department occupied scarcely a minute
1:30 A.M. strongest of the act
Maj. Gen. wholly unprepared
about 9:30 P.M cried “sic sempre”
Seward appears while sitting immense crowd
same hour – 10 o’clock made Mrs. Harris
deeply anxious preconcerted plan moment as
assas- wound is not dangerous
entered the box but may prove so
in a state plan to recent injuries. The two
leaped upon the stage totally insensible, evidence of the guilt of
wound is mortal too sad for description
read-stream * tiny * boat! * left! * Euphrates * barbs * wire * ’round * Jack of Hearts *
lovers * year * obviously * one * who * knows! * technique! * to stamp! * can’t! * fig…
* …ure! * o! * on * out * why * debate! * war… * …den * might! * but pen! * mightier!
* than * sore! * local * steel * Union * news * North & South * 2 * America’s * loose *
canon * (who did it) * ends * Lincoln’s * life! * inta’ * national * tragedy! * say *
“Lord…” * please, bless the * children * of the world * we now live * in * computer *
age * quickly! * things more complicated now * maybe * future really is * Vulcan IDIC
* medallion * even that! * can’t * rescue * Sargon * seek out! * galaxy * o’ * sort o’ *
pinwheel * species * between stars * great! * spy! * name Milk! * caught! * victory! *
lap… * …s…. * …p… * … * …ac… * …e! * 10 of Spades * drawn * by Newton * in
the picture! * apple! * smack! * Ace of Spades * falls on! * Ludwig! * fortunate injury
not grave! * HAHA! * jittery * hand * ends! * where! * begins * in * garden of * web! *
…er, gravity of situation! * Whatever it is, it * waves * with a * force to reckon with! *
Universe expands * despite being * TOTALLY AGAINST IT! * Now * they tell us *
we’re moving even speedier than before! * Big Bang * “…I’m…” * talkin’ * Sirius *
about the “Egg” Star! * rum/or/coke * begets rum/or/coke! * and by the way, did anyone
* say! * Beethoven! * HAHAHAHA! * Brahms mighta’ or Bartok * Richard Feynman *
in the game, too * “…didn’t think it was possible to beat the…!” * did ya’! * HA! *
…but with deuces ’n’ one-eyed jacks * wild * the Captain spreads his hand * WOW, 5
Aces! * wins the pot! * HOHOHOHOHO! * even Mrs. Winchester, astounded, counts,
“Ace/Ace/Ace/Ace/Ace!” * test * get a hundred * particle neutrinos * “…miles away
from…” * ROMERO LOPEZ CRAIG GRIEGO KNIFEWING * wata’ way! * to
celebrate diversity! * of * what’s to come * AN EVENING OF BEAUTIFUL
MULTICULTURAL MUSIC AND POETRY * (who did it?) * AND STARRING *
drum roll! * nothing! * like! * it! * tell us * Mr. Checkeredfi(sh) * who will it be *
tonight * playing armonica! * could it be * Rigel of Sagittarius! * HAHA * ask
BINIBINING MAYUMI * wit…h… * …ch… * …arms * race * on top! * of * wom… *
…b… * …an * real * world * mural * get * ready * war will someday be over * snow|
Excerpt, “Chapter 5 The Mural”, from The Diamond Kings of Clarence Checkeredfish – 5 – Brian S. Hart
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