Johnnyвs out looking, and weвre in the
pink. Iвm taking a nap."
"Wait. What is four degrees that was three
before?"
"Relic background radiation, Savvy. I
never told you this? Itвs like a pilot
light. It flares up when somebody does an
epochЋ. It didnвt work though. Iвm taking
a nap." Brooking no protest, Izzy turned
off the radio and scooted down in his
seat.
"I am driving with a mad man, and still no
female action."
5. The Temporary
Thoughts smoked from my skin.
"Is he a werewolf, Izzy?" Sarvaduhka
whispered.
Izzy said, "Let me snooze."
I squeezed Melвs eyes shut to keep from
slashing too brutally the delicate inner
membrane, with my light. Rising open-armed
before Sarvaduhkaвs VW Squareback heading
east out of Albuquerque, I bathed them,
squinting in the munificence and splendor,
till Izzy yanked down the visors.
"Snooze, he wants to snooze!" Sarvaduhka
said. "Snooze, Izzy, but when do I get my
female action? Everything you want to do,
we do. Now we have the boy and you are
satisfied. But I still have no female
action. I never should have left my
videos." He pinched a cone of incense from
a slot under the ashtray, stuffed it into
a compartment in Ganeshaвs back, and lit
it clumsily with a cheap butane lighter.
Smoke spouted from Ganeshaвs trunk.
"You horny bastard," Izzy grumbled,
"didnвt I tell you, you get some nooky in
