“I was in a slightly befuddled state by this time and the potent combination of watery beer and whiskey was bringing on a severe attack of drawing, as always happens when I start seeing unusual faces through a haze of controlled drinking. My body becomes a protective casing and lets me observe through the two keyholes on the front of my head.”
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Ralph Steadman
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book
The Joke's Over
The Kentucky Derby, p. 14
The Joke's Over (2006)
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