The Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Believe that the world is
an ethereal flower, and ye live. I knew this! I also knew that I
was the worst bum in the world. The diamond light was in
my eyes.
      My cat meowed at the icebox, anxious to see what all the
good dear delight was. I fed him.

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