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AN EXPECTED GUEST

Plan a place for the sun at dinner.
The sun sits at the head of the table of course.
You may wish to center the roast in front of the sun.
A checkered tablecloth is always appropriate.
Arrange the guests carefully in order of age.
Remember, the sun will enjoy an amusing toast.
At the appointed hour, open the door for the sun.
The sun enters huge like a Halloween doll.

Robert Campbell is a writer and an architecture critic for The Boston Globe and a co-author, with Peter Vanderwarker, of Cityscapes of Boston:An American City Through Time (1992).