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rainonthesereicactifloahsloped“it”
“thealran.seriously,youtobecareful.hers
goesouttothegateforthesendpostataquartertofourdaily.youdonttocatch
youplottingyetaway”
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seyself,
ndyhtasanarroileatthatagoodthreequartersofprisonbustouts
fallflat,becauseallthegraytter”hetappedhistele“getsspentontheescapeitself.
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exale,iuldtakeitapartblindfoldedifihadthendto,butaboutavehithe
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andinthebackofier.”
.eksscreishfeaturesandgroundouttheonlytwordshe
hadretained:“iknowiknow”
beforeiulddiseout,
veronicathroughtheinteriordooreltingscarlet.ijuststopped
selffroors.stello.”
“.dish,ho.hisbitingld”
“suting,”eieansanescapettee.”
“oh,onceyouvebeeninitiatedintotheelderly,theyouback.”veronica
settledherselfinarattanchairandadjustedherhatjustso.“eananyone
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drugbaronsofallstripes,butbeingslootabide.oursendoffenceisbeing
everynsntori.thefyinshinyeyeddenialifof
sight.”
“veronicasparentsservedlifesenteheintelligentsia,”putineie,hadashof
pride.
shesledfondly.“justlookatthepeopleehereduringvisitinghourstheyneed
treatntforshock.heyspoutthatyoureonlyasoldasyoufeelclaptrap
really,selves”
eiencluded,“uselderlyarethedelepers.thatsthetruthofit.”
iobjeyoogetbacktowork,
andidontexpee,butiaeingnfinedhereagainstwill.”
eieandveronicaexgedaglaheirsecretlanguage.
“youareapublisheroryour.dish”
“aofficeisinhayrket.”
“then,”queriedeiereasonably,“areyoudoinghere”
noyunlikelyyatodate.eieandveronicalistened
theystroke,whena
yellingoutsideinterrupted.iassudoheundead,butalook
throughthecrackshoobile
phone.“her”frustrationtedhisface.“shesinthecloudsshethinksits1966
no,shesnotfakingit..she
thoughtieits
oedipal.yes,idescribeditagain.threetis.iail,yes.eandhaveago
yourselfifyouthinkyoudobetter.eeither.butbring
perfu.no,foryou.shereeks.elseheydo,but
itshardtokeepup,itjusttrie.”heuntedhisrangeroverand
roaredoffdohedrive.sprintingafteritandnippingthroughthegatesbeforetheyswung
shutdidynd,thenirendedselfofage.anyera
e,andherseupbeforeiuldflaganyonedown.
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donterfranily
shortofabobortwo.”
anidenhol.“leasthevisitsher.”
“andheresilluheoldlady.“rs.
hotedeverylastfaly
gentoashoeboxandburiedit.noeereerbut
isntsaying.”
eiedividedupthelastdropsoflt.“ygoatabouthishowheleaveshis
keysintheignitioi.hedhatoutinthereal,
soharess,thathedoesnteveobecarefuls.”
ijudgeditpoorforoaskeieicedathinglikethat.hehadneverspokenan
unnecessarywordinhislife.
ivisitedtheboilerroonadailybasis.theic,butnotsothe
pany..ekssre,afterthe
kidshaveleftho.eieuldspinesandaurora
housefolklore,buthisdefaosttopiderthesun.veronica
intainedavastlleofnotquitestarsautographedphotographs.shewaswidelyread
enoughtoappreciateliteraryysources.ilike
thatinaan.iuldsaythingstoherlike“thestsingulardiffereweenhappiness
andjoyisthathappinessisasolidandjoyaliquid”and,safeinherignoranceofj.d.salinger,
ifelting,andyes,evenyouthful.ifelteieeasisho
anyflirt.
veronideieeaboutthedangersofaurorahouse:how
itspongofurineanddisiant,theundeadshuffle,noakessspite,thecateringredefihe
of“ordinary”oyrannybeesacceptedasordinary,agtoveronica,
itsvictoryisassured.
thankstoher,iruddyyideasup.iclippednasalhairandborroe
shoepolishfroie.“shineyourshoeseverynight,”oldosay,“andyoure
asgoodasanyone.”lookingbaypbecauseheknew
veronie.eiehadneverreadaioninhislife“alwaysa
radion,”butaxtheviintolifeoi,i
alanynovelskesyougoblind.
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