Tuesday's Intro

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"The shrill chirp of my cell phone rousted me out of a dream, a familiar kind that had started in childhood and still came around every so often. I'd be trying to run - whether toward or away from something. I was never sure - but my feet weighed a ton and my body felt like it was struggling through glue. These dreams seemed to last a very long time, and while they weren't exactly nightmares once or twice a year was plenty.  The clock on my beside table read 3:17 am.  I groped in the dark for the phone, already knowing who it was - my younger brother Nick ripped on whatever dope he'd gotten his hands on.  These late-night calls were as familiar as the dreams, and about as welcome.  But I couldn't ignore them."