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"So how do you all know each other?" Marina asks

"Actually we know Victor’s father," Stephen says

"Yes, I’ve never met these people before into et into that right now," I say "I’m on vacation and I’d like to keep it that way"

"Were you in Berlin recently?" Lorrie suddenly asks Marina

"No" Marina sain "No"

"I think it was Berlin, but your hair’s different," Lorrie"Yes, it was in Berlin"

"Darling, please," Stephen says "Let’s move on"

"I haven’t been to Berlin in years," Marina,says, frowning

Lorrie’s squinting at her "This is driving me mad, but I knoe’veat a waiter for ne "That’s why, baby"

The sommelier has opened both bottles of wine and after Stephen tastes each the sommelier decants them into carafes and the four of us concentrate on that Gold-ria is wheeled toward the table While the es the caviar on our respective plates and I’n but the new design-of Raygunthe roo if we’d like our picture taken

Great idea," I say too loudly, clappingtheir heads

"Perhaps after dinner," Lorrie says

"Oh co to Marina "It’ll be like a souvenir"

"Victor, no," Marina says "Not right now"

"Yes, Victor," Stephen says "Perhaps later"

The photographer crouches at the table, waiting for a decision

"Well, dauys Oh, just take it," I tell the photographer "Just do it"

"Victor, please," the Wallaces say in unison