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All this time, he hadn’t written a word. Since this certainly wasn’t Hunter’s first rodeo, he knew how to hedge his bets, so he had a large top-of-the-line reel-to-reel tape recorder and was recording everything as events unfolded, in case he ever did decide to write. M. phone call from the New York office (post three-martini lunch, New York time), Hunter was there recording.
Tex and Hunter had dropped two hits each, and it was taking 22 THE KITCHEN RE ADINGS C L E V E R LY T E L L S TA L E S O F T E X Courtesy of Deborah Fuller hold quite nicely, thank you. Their conversation had turned to their respective driving skills. Hunter always fancied himself an ace driver, and Tex was of the same opinion regarding his own talents. Fact was, they were both absolutely sure that, given the opportunity, each could drive the other into oblivion. A challenge was inevitable. The twelve inches of unplowed snow on the roads wasn’t a factor.
The crowd hadn’t missed much between the announcement and actually getting out to the sidewalk. The contestants were still just barely coming into view. Steering is the true challenge in reverse. Especially through twelve inches of snow. Total concentration is required. One too-abrupt crank of the wheel and you’re doing 360s until all your momentum is dissipated. Through the driving snow the lights slowly grew larger, holding steady, not swerving. It was the whine of the engines that was painful, revving so far beyond the red line, tortured beyond reason.