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(p.3) "You are about to begin reading Italo Calvino´s new novel, If on a winter´s night a Traveller. Relax. Concentrate. Dispel every other thought. Let the world around you fade. Best to close the door; theTV is always on in the next room. Tell the others right away, "No, I don´t want to watch TV!" Raise your voice - they won´t hear you otherwise - "I´m reading! I don´t want to be disturbed!" Maybe they haven´t heard you, with all that racket; speak louder, yell: "I´m beginning to read Italo Calvino´s new novel!" Or if you prefer, don´t say anything; just hope they´ll leave you alone. Find the most comfortable position: seated,
stretched out, curled up, or lying flat. Flat on your back, on your
side, on your stomach. In an easy chair, on the sofa, in the rocker,
the deck chair, on the hassock. In the hammock, if you have a hammock.
On top of your bed, of course, or in the bed. You can even stand
on your hands, head down, in the yoga position. With the book upside down
of course"
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