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I' out at them from the podium

I knohat they want to hear

But all I can see is one woman

The girl at the bar She's standing up now Her wide innocent eyes are takingat her and I look at the rise and fall of her breasts—even froet who I a

But just like the applause can take you by surprise, its quick death can be so that jolts you back to the present as well

That's what happens toat least four hundred people dressed in their finest

Myblanks as to what to say

To be fair, when Joyce set ave s to say I even have theet them out and read them

But so enough justice

I know I sound like an absolute fucking idiot It doesn't et the photo op, right?

That's what Joyce would say

And nore her But not today

"Ladies and gentlemen," I say into the microphone "Most of you won't know this, but I'm really wealthy"

There's a shter frohter

It's not that everyone aroundwealthy Some people don't even have a net worth past 1,000,000 dollars