Soul Music - explode

'Somethin' like that. Couldn't really make out the words, the reason bein', the piano exploded.'

'Ah? I imagine this interrupted the proceedings somewhat.'

'Nah, the monkey went on playin' what was left,' said Cumbling Michael. 'And people got up and started cheerin' and dancin and stampin' their feet like there was a plague of cockroaches.'

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Soul Music - p113