THE FIRST ACT
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like I told you about. . . . Our old house had a cellar. Has this house got a cellar?
Joe
Sure, it has. Underneath the whole house.
[She goes to the cellar door to see.]
Amy
I used to hide in our cellar when things got too rough upstairs. You could hear the feet running around over your head, but they never come down in the cellar after me because there was a ladder, and when you’re that way you don’t care much for ladders. . . . They always took it out on me.
Joe
Did they?
Amy
Yeah. I always had the cellar though. I used to play down there hot days. It smelt like apricots.
Joe
Our cellar smells like hell. It’s full of vino.
Amy
That’s a nice clean smell. It’s sour, but it’s healthy.
