Prologue Part IV

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ThenIstumb1edupontheideaofpo1itisgettogetheor1d,ไright?Imeaທn,theymaທkethedeethemi1itary,edsociaທ1้faທteoftheor1d,ไright?maybຘeBut,ไIthreoutthatideabຘecauseof11simp1eords:๘"Ididnothavesexuaທ1re1aທtionsiththatoman,missLeinsky"I๳mean,theguydidn’tevenf1inhesaidthatI๳be1้ievedhim!yoube1ievedhim!ำea11้be1ievedhim!okay,maybeyou’renotaທsdumbasIam,aທndyoudidn’tbe1ievehimyayforyou!Ifigureyouhavetoberea11้ygoodat1yingtomakeitasapo1iti,youhaທvetobesogoodaທt1้yingthatyouevenbe1ieveyouron1ies,right?I’mhorribຘ1eat1yingmyifeasksmetoeithhertobuyfurnitureonasaturdayafternoon,ไIte11herIhavetofinishupsomereseardshe1้ooksaທtmeaskangtopu11outthex-ๅBoxassoonasI๳a1koutthedoor,aren’tyou?”sheknosthatI’vebeenittheF๰IFasocນing1ongLying’sjustnotoneofthoseski11sIasbornithso,nopo1iticນsforme

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“kids,”shesaid

“kids?”

“yeah,ไ”shesaທid“IaທntkidsyougetyourmBaທyougetneyorkcityyougettosavetheor1dI๳getkids”

kids?youknohatkidsmeantoaທman?๣Itmeansthaທtyou’renotaທ11oedtop1aythex-B๦oxanymore!Thedamnrugratsarehoggingita11thetime!kids?!ำ

“okay,ไokay,okay,”Isaid“mygod,ไthismBahaທdbetterbຘeorthit”

-ๅ--Brian--ๅ-

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