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September 1972

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The Uses of pain

In my drinking days, I actually welcomed my pain. All yes, each throb of my aching skull, those fantastic thirsts, the stomach cramps, the sweats, the tremors. My hair hurt, my toenails hurt, my eyes and my teeth hurt. What didn't?

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