Oh Sweet Woods
Mysterious Journey Through Tahoe: Unraveling The Fiery Furnaces' Enigmatic Narrative
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I was in Tahoe, on the California side,
In Tahoe, California, waiting at 665 1/2 Frontage Road.
waiting in the lobby at 665 1/2 Frontage Road
Describing the location where the narrator is waiting.
when two extra-blond, short-sleeve, button-down,
Describing the appearance of two mysterious Mormons.
white-shirt, blue-tie, mystery Mormons
Further details about the Mormons' attire.
came in and put this music on:
Mormons put on music, initiating an encounter.
came in and took me by the arm,
Mormons physically engage with the narrator.
and as they had me marching through the parking lot-
Marching through a parking lot together.
and as they were marching through the parking lot-
Continuation of the marching action.
they blew into their shirt-pocket microphones
Mormons use shirt-pocket microphones.
like this:
Illustration of Mormons blowing into microphones.
And then they drove me to an Albertson's outside of Boise
Narrator driven to Albertson's near Boise.
and took me into a back room.
Taken to a back room at Albertson's.
And they said they wanted to balance my checkbook,
Mormons express an intention to balance the checkbook.
and they said the wanted to organize my receipts
Mormons express an intention to organize receipts.
and itemize my expenses
Mormons express an intention to itemize expenses.
and that I had the key
The narrator possesses a key to a safety deposit box.
to a safety deposit box,
The box contains treasury bonds.
with treasury bonds and the key
Another safety deposit box with a key is mentioned.
to another safety deposit box
The narrator has hidden something valuable there.
where I'd stashed away
Reference to a pewter pocket watch in the second box.
the only pewter pocket watch
The pocket watch is significant to Joseph Smith's relative.
that ever belonged to
Mention of a specific pocket watch.
Joseph Smith's Great-Great Uncle's
Belonging to Joseph Smith's Great-Great Uncle's Brother-in-Law.
Brother-in-Law.
Continuation of the pocket watch's familial connection.
And I said You've got the wrong Eleanor Friedberger.
Narrator claims mistaken identity as Eleanor Friedberger.
And then they sang at me like this:
Mormons sing at the narrator in an unspecified manner.
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