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Não a conhecia. Apenas troquei umas palavras de circunstância banais sem registo futuro nem presente. Olhou para mim do seu porte altivo. De sua boca ornamentada de lábios carnudos pintados a rigor, disparou em tom grave:

- Detesto mesmo é universos artificiais!

Dito isto. Virou-se. Dirigiu-se, a bambolear as suas ancas, para trocar uma nota de cinco. Contou devagar e voltou a contar as cinco moedas, como de um ritual se tratasse. Mais não fez. Olhou novamente para as cinco moedas prateadas. Suavemente massajou-as com os seus longos dedos. Olhou á sua volta. Fechou os olhos. Escolheu uma. Languidamente beijou-a. Do prateado sobressaiu uma pequena meia lua escarlate.  Acabou de mimosear a moeda e com desprezo, empurrou-a para a ranhura. Na atmosfera calma, trespassada pela respiração ofegante, puxou devagar mas firme o cilindro. Do fundo da sala, de forma súbita, ecoou:

Ever since I was a young boy,
I’ve played the silver ball.
From SoHo down to Brighton,
I must have played them all.
But I ain’t seen nothin’ like him
In any amusement hall.
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.
He stands like a statue,
Becomes part of the machine.
Feelin’ all the bumpers,
Always playin’ clean.
He plays by intuition.
The digit counters fall.
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.
He’s a pinball wizard,
There has to be a twist.
A pinball wizard,
Got such a supple wrist!

[REPORTER]

How do you think he does it?

[PINBALL WIZARD]

I don’t know!

[REPORTER]

What makes him so good?

[PINBALL WIZARD]

Well, he ain’t got no distractions,
Can’t hear no buzzers and bells.
Don’t see lights a-flashing,
He plays by sense of smell.
Always has a replay,
Never tilts at all,
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.
He can’t beat me now,
I’ve always been the champ!
I know it’s a trick!
No freak’s gonna beat my hand!
He can beat my favorite table,
He can beat the best.
His disciples lead him in,
And he just does the rest.
He’s got crazy flipper fingers,
I’ve never seen them fall.
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.
He’s a pinball wizard
There has to be a twist.
A pinball wizard,
Got such a supple wrist!
He’s a pinball wizard
His score shoots even more!
A pinball wizard,
The world’s new pinball lord!
He’s scoring more!
He’s scoring more!
I thought I was the Bally table king,
But I just handed my pinball crown to him.
To him! To him!

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