β Scribed by Heller, Joseph
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"As it opens, he 'gets the willies.' At the end, he has 'taken command.' What happens in 'Something Happened' happens to Bob Slocum -- in his forties, contending with his office ... trying to come to grips with his wife ... with his daughter ... with his son ... and with his other son, and with his own past and his own present ... (What happens?) Something."
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