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1、WhiteNoiseDonDeLilloToSueBuckandtoLoisWallaceIWavesandRadiation1Thestationwagonsarrivedatnoon,alongshininglinethatcoursedthroughthewestcampus.InsinglefiletheyeasedaroundtheorangeI-beamsculptureandmovedtowardthedormitories.Theroofsofthestationwagonswereloadeddownwithcar
2、efullysecuredsuitcasesfulloflightandheavyclothing;withboxesofblankets,bootsandshoes,stationeryandbooks,sheets,pillows,quilts;withrolled-uprugsandsleepingbags;withbicycles,skis,rucksacks,EnglishandWesternsaddles,inflatedrafts.Ascarsslowedtoacrawlandstopped,studentsspran
3、goutandracedtothereardoorstobeginremovingtheobjectsinside;thestereosets,radios,personalcomputers;smallrefrigeratorsandtableranges;thecartonsofphonographrecordsandcassettes;thehairdryersandstylingirons;thetennisrackets,soccerballs,hockeyandlacrossesticks,bowsandarrows;t
4、hecontrolledsubstances,thebirthcontrolpillsanddevices;thejurikfoodstillinshoppingbags—onion-and-garlicchips,nachothins,peanutcremepatties,WaffelosandKabooms,fruitchewsandtoffeepopcorn;theDum-Dumpops,theMysticmints.I'vewitnessedthisspectacleeverySeptemberfortwenty-oneye
5、ars.Itisabrilliantevent,invariably.Thestudentsgreeteachotherwithcomiccriesandgesturesofsoddencollapse.Theirsummerhasbeenbloatedwithcriminalpleasures,asalways.Theparentsstandsun-dazedneartheirautomobiles,seeingimagesofthemselvesineverydirection.Theconscientioussuntans.T
6、hewell-madefacesandwrylooks.Theyfeelasenseofrenewal,ofcommunalrecognition.Thewomencrispandalert,indiettrim,knowingpeople'snames.Theirhusbandscontenttomeasureoutthetime,distantbutungrudging,accomplishedinparenthood,somethingaboutthemsuggestingmassiveinsurancecoverage.Th
7、isassemblyofstationwagons,asmuchasanythingtheymightdointhecourseoftheyear,morethanformalliturgiesorlaws,tellstheparentstheyareacollectionofthelike-mindedandthespirituallyakin,apeople,anation.Ileftmyofficeandwalkeddownthehillandintotown.Therearehousesintownwithturretsan
8、dtwo-storyporcheswherepeoplesitintheshadeofancientmaples.ThereareGreekrevivalandGothicchurches.Thereisaninsaneasylumw