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For me he was symbol and I made a character out of him. I could make any character I wanted. On one level he could be considered a father substitute. My father was absent most of my life.
My good friend of later years the professor who also like me was mostly fatherless, pointed out that it was better to be fatherless rather than made a psychological cripple, like some men were from overly dominant fathers. But what I did was way more than that.
I was in the capital of the western world. The man in the White House was one of the most powerful men on earth, at least as someone who could destroy it with the touch of a button. I made my guy in the park an advisor to one of the most powerful men on earth. The scenario was that my guy was one of the wisest men on the planet. He was of such a stature that he needed to be anonymous for reasons of privacy, safety and security. Secret emissaries were sent to him from the White House to get his advice on one matter or another. When I got to Greece I realized the value of not being able to understand the language. Anybody could be anybody and I could make anybody to be whatever I wanted.
MaryJ went back to California - not sure maybe in September. I accompanied her to the train. She was all fixed up for the first time. Never saw her look so beautiful. Maybe she was getting even. I was ambiguous. She had been in love with another man in California.
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