No holding said the sign in the Blue Boa
Head shop and psychedelic fashion boutique

Do you have any peace-signs asked the youthful guest

You mean like pendants

Yeah

No
We have an ankh pendant
You know an ankh
He pronounced the word like the first syllable of anchor
Symbol of life from Egypt
That’s kind of like peace

The hieroglyph seemed expensive

Okay
That’s okay

I didn’t have any money anyway
I shared the story with my mother
Who expressed disapproval
Of an establishment associated with drugs