1. How do you do?
2. How do I do what?
1. Well I mean how are you?
2. How am I what?
1. Well, how do you find yourself?
2. I never lose myself.
1. Uh, how is your health?
2. Oh I see. Well, he’s all right.
1. What?!
2. My elf. He’s doing all right.
1. Doing what all right?
2. Oh, finding a living.
1. You mean he lost one?
2. Yes, that’s right. See you.
1. Yeah, I know you can, I’m not hiding.
2. Oh.
1. Oh.
(c) M. Robert Gibson
First written 1988-02-19