Avram's explanation is worthy of Bierce or Twain. Sarcasm as Samurai clean cut. Avram's ear was Mozartian! Cooler than Buster Keaton, his deadpan.

". . . and entertain at anniversaries,
christenings, and bar mitsvahs" !

The hoariest of jokes, acting on misunderstood requests or instructions (e.g. the plot of "The Pirates of Penzance"). Trust Avram to transmute it into a diamond.

The Last Wizard with A Letter of  Explanation
by Avram Davidson was published at the inaugural meeting of the Avram Davidson Society in New York City on 23 April 1999.

The Last Wizard with A Letter of Explanation.
Publications of the Avram Davidson Society, number one.
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, xii pages.
First Printing, 23 April 1999. Sold out
Second printing, 125 copies, May 1999. 
Sold out.

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