Le Rouge et le Noir for the sixteenth time. As always
He hopes for a new ending; this time the arc
Of Julien Sorel’s life may alter. He’ll board a ship, say;
Arrive at Newark and travel by stages to Cincinnati
Where he’ll tend bar, develop a sense of humor,
Marry a milliner who will cut his hair
With pinking shears. Leaving the book open,
Fifty pages from the end, the Blue Devil
Whistles his black dog out of the corner,
Dons a scarf, checks an address; walks out the door.
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