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"Your family’s from Europe?" she asks

"Er, well, I’m not sure, but I’m, I mean, I’ve heard I had a few roots there"-I pause-"Europe" I pause again "Baby, I’

"Uht now, it’s so da to adjust to not fending off autograph hunters and I’m not used to it yet I need to detox fro But I’m just not used to it yet Can’t you tell how jittery I ahtfully "Do you knoho I aain and show her the picture of Chloe andout Chloe’s face

"I’m not really sure I knoho you are," she says "But you look azine last month," I say "Does that help?"

"So you’re an actor too?" she asks

"Yes I kno to laugh, applaud, cry out in amazement, all on cue Aren’t you i-actor Oscar in your future," she says, s?"

I notice the couple conferring with the director, who’s looking schleppier by thethe up when he notices us looking at him, and he nods at the director, who I don’t think is noticing anything, and the three of the a plan

"So who is this person you’re trying to find?" Marina asks

"A girl I went to school with," I raduate? Caet your otten it yet"

"Well, she must be very important to you"

"Well, she’s, um yeah" I squint up into the sky, which looks weird, nonexistent "I think it’s like in her best interest if I, um, show up

"Camden," Marina murmurs "I think I know a couple of people ent to Camden" She concentrates for a ht," I say, nodding "Very good, um, Hacky Sack player"

"Paul Denton?"

"Oh yeah, Paulie, Paulie, Paulie"