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1775 Brian Turnera Blackhawk or an Apache. In fact, no one seems to noticethe casualty collection center Doc High marks outin ceiling fans, aisle 15. Wounded Iraqis with Ivssit propped against boxes as 92 sample Paradiso fanshover in a slow revolution of blades.The forklift driver over-adjusts, swinging the tinesuntil they slice open gallons and gallons of paint,Sienna Dust and Lemon Sorbet and Ship%u2019s Harbor Bluepooling in the aisle where Sgt. Rampley walks through%u2014carrying someone%u2019s blown-off arm cradled like an infant,handing it to me, saying, Hold this, Turner,we might find who it belongs to.Cash registers open and slide shutwith a sound of machine guns being charged.Dead soldiers are laid out at the registers,on the black conveyor belts,and people in line still reachfor their wallets. Should I standat the magazine rack, readingLandscaping with Stone or The CompleteHome Improvement Repair Book?What difference does it make if I choosetumbled travertine tile, Botticino marble,or Black Absolute granite. Outside,palm trees line the asphalt boulevards,restaurants cool their patrons who will enjoyfireworks exploding over Bass Lake in July.Aisle number 7 is a corridor of lights.Each dead Iraqi walks amazedby Tiffany posts and Bavarian pole lights.Motion-activated incandescents switch onas they pass by, reverent sentinels of light,Fleur De Lis and Luminaire Mural Ext%u00e9rieurwelcoming them to Lowe%u2019s Home Improvement Center,aisle number 7, where I stand in mute shock,someone%u2019s arm cradled in my own.The Iraqi boy beside mereaches down to slide his fingertip in Retro Colonial Blue,an interior latex, before writingT, for Tourniquet, on my forehead.20102530354045505560Copyright %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. Distributed by Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Not for redistribution.