Point of Origin
“M. Groupies, old and young, were dressed in baseball jackets and caps, prowling hallways and bars with huge photographs in hand to be signed by their heroes. Security had been called, and a desperate man stopped me as I was coming through the revolving door.
'Have you seen them?' he asked me, his eyes wildly darting around.
'Seen who?' I said.
'The Braves!' 'What do they look like?' I asked.
I waited in line to check in, not interested in anything but a long soak in the tub. We had been held up... two hours in traffic just south of Philadelphia, where five cars and a van had smashed into each other, sending broken glass and twisted metal across six lanes. It was too late to drive another hour to the Lehigh County morgue. That would have to wait until morning, and I took the elevator to the fourth floor and slid in my plastic card to open the electronic lock. I opened curtains and looked out at the Delaware River, and masts of the Moshulu moored at Penn's Landing. Suddenly, I was in Philadelphia with a turn-out bag, my aluminum case, and my purse.MoreLess
'Have you seen them?' he asked me, his eyes wildly darting around.
'Seen who?' I said.
'The Braves!' 'What do they look like?' I asked.
I waited in line to check in, not interested in anything but a long soak in the tub. We had been held up... two hours in traffic just south of Philadelphia, where five cars and a van had smashed into each other, sending broken glass and twisted metal across six lanes. It was too late to drive another hour to the Lehigh County morgue. That would have to wait until morning, and I took the elevator to the fourth floor and slid in my plastic card to open the electronic lock. I opened curtains and looked out at the Delaware River, and masts of the Moshulu moored at Penn's Landing. Suddenly, I was in Philadelphia with a turn-out bag, my aluminum case, and my purse.MoreLess
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