The clerk looks at you expectantly, but you say nothing, opting instead to flip open the book in your hand. Page 68. You read aloud to yourself:
YOU WILL FIND THAT YOUR BOWLING PLEASURE IS GREATLY INCREASED BY USING SELF-HYPNOSIS, NOT ONLY FROM A SCORING STANDPOINT, BUT BECAUSE BETWEEN FRAMES YOU WILL NOT BE WORRIED OR CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR NEXT DELIVERY.
"Yes, sir," the clerk says after a beat. "I've been reading and applying to my day-to-day life, just like you suggested."
You snap the book closed, tuck it under your arm, and take the bowling shoes in hand. "Just like I suggested," you parrot back to the clerk, turning away to look out at the lanes: it is a busy night, must be league games.
Your eyes drift to lane 23. . .