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1、CHARLESBUKOWSKIHAMONRYE21ThefirstthingIrememberisbeingundersomething.Itwasatable,Isawatableleg,Isawthelegsofthepeople,andaportionofthetableclothhangingdown.Itwasdarkunderthere,Ilikedbeingunderthere.ItmusthavebeeninGermany.Imusthavebeenbetweenoneandtwoyearsold.Itwas1922.Ifeltgoodunderthetable.

2、NobodyseemedtoknowthatIwasthere.Therewassunlightupontherugandonthelegsofthepeople.Ilikedthesunlight.Thelegsofthepeoplewerenotinteresting,notlikethetableclothwhichhungdown,notlikethetableleg,notlikethesunlight.Thenthereisnothing...thenaChristmastree.Candles.Birdornaments:birdswithsmallberrybra

3、nchesintheirbeaks.Astar.Twolargepeoplefighting,screaming.Peopleeating,alwayspeopleeating.Iatetoo.MyspoonwasbentsothatifIwantedtoeatIhadtopickthespoonupwithmyrighthand.IfIpickeditupwithmylefthand,thespoonbentawayfrommymouth.Iwantedtopickthespoonupwithmylefthand.Twopeople:onelargerwithcurlyhair

4、,abignose,abigmouth,mucheyebrow;thelargerpersonalwaysseemingtobeangry,oftenscreaming;thesmallerpersonquiet,roundofface,paler,withlargeeyes.Iwasafraidofbothofthem.Sometimestherewasathird,afatonewhoworedresseswithlaceatthethroat.Sheworealargebrooch,andhadmanywartsonherfacewithlittlehairsgrowing

5、outofthem."Emily,"theycalledher.Thesepeopledidn'tseemhappytogether.Emilywasthegrandmother,myfather'smother.Myfather'snamewas"Henry."Mymother'snamewas"Katherine."Ineverspoketothembyname.Iwas"Henry,Jr."ThesepeoplespokeGermanmostofthetimeandinthebeginningIdidtoo.ThefirstthingIremembermygrandmoth

6、ersayingwas,"Iwillburyallofyou!"Shesaidthisthefirsttimejustbeforewebeganeatingameal,andshewastosayitmanytimesafterthat,justbeforewebegantoeat.Eatingseemedveryimportant.Weatemashedpotatoesandgravy,especiallyonSundays.Wealsoateroastbeef,knockwurstandsauerkraut,greenpeas,rhubarb,carrots,spinach,

7、stringbeans,chicken,meatballsandspaghetti,sometimesmixedwithravioli;therewereboiledonions,asparagus,andeverySundaytherewasstrawberryshortcakewithvanillaicecream.ForbreakfastswehadFrenchtoastandsausages,ortherewerehotcakesorwaffleswithbaconand