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A Goodreads user asked Arthur Graham:

Why bother? I actually just wanted to ask "why/" to your "Ask me a question" overture. but this goddam machine said it was too short. ................ Ummm. I mean ........................ Ah, shit on it.

Arthur Graham The epitaph adorning Bukowski's grave says simply "Don't Try", which could easily be read as "Don't Bother". Not sure I've got a better answer than that.

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