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By Jack Joseph Smith

(Loud applause) the Gibby is years old out of the Gibby has a higher I. Q. than anybody in the world, except the Pope. After all this can Gibby imagine you buying him Watch this: I saw Gibby scared. Another and Tall, wanted to take Gibby at a hamburger stand. Later the fear in Gibby's eye. turned down the top button on his suit. Things were important to Gibby, as he knew what false impressions ment. "Carol." "Well what's matter." "Carol, I love you, poor that's the catch, and that's why I can't do anything about it." I didn't expect to swear in this book I keep repeating to you Carol, but Carol told Gibby that he wouldn't have to tell his

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The speaker credits Gibby with an exceptional I. Q. exceeded only by the Pope, recalls his fear at a hamburger stand, and declares love for Carol.

Gibby cares about false impressions, and his fear accompanies a detail about the top button of his suit. The writer admits swearing in a book addressed to Carol. The closing sentence breaks off before explaining what she told Gibby.

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Under '(Loud applause)' the page credits Gibby with a 'higher I. Q. than anybody / in the world, except the / Pope', then shows him 'scared' at a hamburger stand, with fear that 'turned down the / top button' as someone who 'knew what / false impressions ment.' It closes on an exchange with Carol ('"Well what's matter."', '"Carol, I love you, poor that's'), and the writer admits 'I didn't expect to swear in / this book'.

The mock-applause opening and the joke about the Pope set up an exaggerated tribute that turns anxious in the middle of the page. The last third changes to direct address, with a declaration of love tied to an admission of helplessness ('can't do anything about it'). Self-aware lines about the book itself place the writer inside the story.