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openingthedresser,shegotouthisdented,stainedlittlegripsureenough,inoneershefoundanenvelope;itntainedreichsbankbills,highvalueandgoodanyealongijustandseeoney
beneaththeenvelopeshefoundahuge,cylindricalfountainpen,oratleastitappearedtobethat;ithadaclip,anyhouchgingerly,shelifteditout,unscrehecapyes,ithadagoldpointbut
”isthis”sheaskedjoe,theshower
hetookitfroer,retuedittothegriphoshenoticedthat,reflectedonit,perplexed
”rerbidity”joesaidheseedlighthearted,resothanatanytisinceshehadthi,heclaspedheraroundthes,rockingher,sbreathoverher,squeezingheruntilshebleated
”no,”shesaid”iustsloochange”stillalittlescaredofyou,shethoughtsoscaredicantevensayit,tellyouaboutit
”outthes”herewego”
”please,”shesaid
”kiddinglistenareyoureerthattheduplenoarouthsohardthattheirteethenners;right”
”youtalkokay,”julianasaid”betterthan,even”
”no”hebeeinthecafe”
”iguessso,”shesaid;itdidnotseeortanttoher
”onlyaanknoanelldirtyjokes;nocivilization”
youreinastrangeod,julianathoughtrestlessandbrooding,untilyoudee,leavehere;itshappenedbeforeichyou,shethought,ifiweregoingon
”isthatyourpay”sheaskedashedressed”yousaveditup”ituadeso”
”yousayitruhelaybap”see”
atfirstshedidnotseeandthensherealizedthatinhishandefroutofhissleeve;outoftheairitself
”thatseservi”theblaandfourofhislongrangedesertgroupnthsafterthepaigntheyraidedusforgasolineonenightie,onlygrenadesandsubylarynxigothi”froheatthegyouretakingafe”
hisatheeastastedprofessionalexsoldierasguardybehehadnotevenlivedintheusa,haddeeverythingupfrohestart;aliosnareher,togetherinterested,toappearrontic
ybehesinsane,shethoughtironiestohavedone:usejudoinselfdefensetosavevirginitylife,shethoughtbutrelikelyheisjustsopoorlooney,liveitupandthengobaonotonousexistenceandheneedsagirltodoit
”okay,”shesaid”illetosoluxurioushoteleverynyeastohaveareallyanbeforehedies,evenifhehastobuyhertheselfthisbingeisprobablyjoebitionandheisshreeihaveaneurotiasculinefrankkneistrust
thepayphone,shefoundjoeoncereengrossedinthegrasshopper,shingelse
”ereadthat”sheasked
”ybehoutlookingup
”youregoingtodrivebutitscar”
hesaidnothing;herelyonreading
attheanenteringthestorethenpersalesnyethedidnothavetheorelikeaplueroranelectrician,robertchildanthought
an,””
”edfrankjeanledbackhehadsethishaerdoheunters
”neverheardofthe”anunfastenedthetopofthehaeranduchotionopenedit
”handeachuniqueeachanoriginalbrass,pper,silverevenhotforgedblackiron”
pertalonblayline”
”thisrepresentsaricanartistrynteorary”
shakinghisheadno,childanothecashregister
foratithenstoodfoolingperheback;heseedtohavenoideasfolded,childansofthedayattentto
