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1、我的“铅笔控”人生 Manyyearsago,1)beforethedawnofthewordprocessor,IworkedatTheNewYorkeratajobcalled2)collating,whereIhadtocopy3)legiblyallthechangesonapieceofwriting(fromtheeditor,theauthor,thefactchecker,andtheproofreaders)ontocleanpageproofs,whichwerethenenclose
2、dina4)Plexiglas5)cannisterandshotvia6)pneumatictubetoahigherfloor,wheretheyweretransmittedby7)state-of-theartfaxtotheprinter,inChicago.(Thatcommaisnecessarybecauseweusedonlyoneprinter,8)R.R.Donnelley&Sons,andtheywerebasedinChicago.) Itwasamedievalsortofjo
3、b—acopyistor9)scrivener—andIdiditforonlyoneyear,whichwasluckyforeveryone,becausemyhandwritingisthesecond-worstintheoffice.Mybossatthetime,whohadgrown10)humpbackedintheserviceofthemagazine,hadexquisite11)penmanship,butalighttouch,andsometimeshismarksdidnott
4、ransmit,andthe12)typesetterwouldcomplain.SoaneffortwasmadetosolvetheproblembysupplyingthecollatingdepartmentwithNo.1pencils,whichhaveasofter13)leadthanthestandardtest-takingNo.2pencilsandthereforemakeadarkerimpression.Igotusedtothefeelofthesofterlead,andap
5、encil14)snobwasborn. Whenthesmallstationerystoresinmidtownbegantogooutofbusiness,ourofficebecameacustomerofoneofthebigoffice-suppliers,whicheventuallystoppedcarryingNo.1pencils.WritingwithNo.2pencilsmakesmefeelasifIhada15)hangover,soIstartedbuyingmyownpen
6、cils(somewhat16)grudgingly).OneChristmas,IaskedforNo.1pencils,andreceiveda17)grossofDixonTiconderogas(“TheWorld’sBestPencil”).Ithoughttwelvepackswithtwelvepencilseachwouldlastforyears,ifnottherestofmycareer.Butthepointofeachpencil,afterbeingsharpeneddownab
7、outaninchandahalf,wouldbreakoffwhenIboredownonit.Theentirecolumnofleadineverypencilwas18)shattered.Ihadgottenabadbatch. SomeoneattheofficesuggestedItryamechanicalpencil,butIfounditsoulless.Forawhile,Iwas19)scrapingalongwithfourartpencilswhenafellowpencil2
8、0)enthusiast,browsingonpencils.com,discoveredthattheBlackwing—black,withadistinctiveflateraser—hadcomebackonthemarket.21)DevoteesoftheBlackwinghadbeenpayinguptofortydollars22)apieceforthemaftertheywerediscont
