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'Are you out of your mind?' This was at least the fourth time he'd said that today. First, when I asked him to pretend he was sick and skip baseball practice. I was off the team, so I didn't have to go anymore, but Brian was still on. Second, when I told him about the TV show. Third, when I told him abou the picture. This time he said it three ties over, the first two with the emphasis on the word ""mind,"" the third time with a nice dramatic crescendo on the word ""out."" 'You're going to run away?"" 'Yes, let's tell everyone in Texas, why not? And it's not running away, it's running to.""