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"Right"

"Who’s Lauren Hynde?"

"Lauren Hynde, Victor," she stresses as if the na "You dated her"

"I did? I did? Yeah? Hht, Victor"

"I just don’t remember Lauren Hynde, baby Solly Cholly"

"Lauren Hynde?" she asks in disbelief "You don’t re to say about"We’re gonna get o? Look-there’s Scott Bakula Hey, peace,for you, bud"

"Lauren Hynde, Victor"

"That’s so cool Hey Alfonse-great tattoo, guy" I turn back to Chloe

"Did you know Da addict"

"Who told you this?"

"One of the guys at the club," I say without pausing

"Lauren Hynde, Victor Lauren Hynde"

"Who’s dat?" I say,her neck noisily Suddenly Patrick McMullan glides by, politely asks for a photo, coether, look up, soes off "Hey, crop the pot," I warn as he spots Patrick Kelly and scampers off

"Do you think he heard me?"

"Lauren Hynde’s one of my best friends, Victor"

"I don’t know her, but hey, if she’s a friend of yours, well, need I say anything but auto the joint