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"So, why couldn't you go someplace else, o there before right?"

"The rurinds on," he muttered

"Is that true or false?"

"See what I mean? You sound like a lawyer"

"I'm just confused That's all I don'tyou"

He laughed

"Yes, yes, all right I'll confess I went to music school in France last suo back to the same place"

"Actually I was not invited back," he admitted

"What? Why not? You're so good"

"There was a , and I didn't want to put in all the energy it would take to straighten it out"

"Wh

y not?"

"Forget about it," he said a bit hly than I expected

"I' up as if he just realized it hilad you came out with me How do you like the van?"

"It's very nice," I said "but I'ht you'd have"