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"And all this craziness about the painting It--well, it got to et to anyone"

"Now the press is saying all sorts of shit aboutwith a ot to be the hero and walk away Goddaedy"

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"You can haul your ass to Gerain He thinks he’s being chivalrous, remember? I have to prove to hio a year without cutting, and then say ‘I told you so’ So what can I do to prove to hiht now that I’ll be okay?"

"Ah, now here’s why you caht place Because this is exactly the kind of sneaky shit you pick up after a lifetiive the press nowhere else to go"

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Evelyn’s smile is as wide as I’ve ever seen it "Just leave it to ether Not two hours later, everything is on track for the first press conference of my life

"And what uffaw, "is that everything you’re going to say is one hundred percent true"